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Published
February 5, 2020

Our View: Cellphones at dinner should be off the table

Some Maine restaurants are encouraging patrons to put their devices away – and they're finding that they're enjoying their meals out more.
Published
February 5, 2020

Maine Voices: Growing number of doctors coming out in favor of universal care

The nation's second-largest physicians group backs single-payer or a public option, and the AMA has quit an anti-reform coalition.
Published
February 5, 2020

Commentary: Dubious allegations of Iowa caucus-rigging could erode faith in our democracy

Social media was a cesspool of toxic conspiracy theories Monday night – and it's only going to get worse.
Published
February 4, 2020

Commentary: Coronavirus is a concern, but flu takes more lives

What will sicken us and our loved ones is far more likely to be the disease that spreads among us every year.
Published
February 4, 2020

Our View: Maine’s senators should vote to convict Trump

Even without new witnesses and documents, the case against the president has been proven.

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Published
February 4, 2020

Maine Voices: In defense of hillbilly religion, and regular folks of simple faith

A recent jibe by NBC's Chuck Todd is the latest salvo in the half-century assault on the intellectual respectability of religious belief.
Published
February 3, 2020

Maine Voices: Prostate cancer is not ‘the good cancer’

It is wrong to presume that any cancer is anything but a fearful occurrence in one’s life.
Published
February 2, 2020

The View From Here: Do we have to be the next San Jose?

In all the enthusiasm about a new research institute in Portland, there may be a better model that's closer to home.
Published
February 2, 2020

Our View: Maine should stop using youth prison for ‘care’

It's time for lawmakers to respond to wasteful and ineffective spending on youth incarceration.
Published
February 2, 2020

Another View: Stigma is the right way to control addiction

Treating substance use disorder as a disease is a dangerous approach.