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November 14, 2019

Our View: Higher pay part of building a better Maine Legislature

Lawmakers do a good job overall, but a wage hike may bring different voices to the table.
Published
November 14, 2019

Commentary: ‘Surprise billing’ measures will jeopardize rural Maine hospitals

Federal rate setting will add to the serious challenges already faced by full-service health centers.
Published
November 14, 2019

Maine Voices: Two-pronged strategy needed for Democrats to retake U.S. Senate

In blue states, try an appeal to the greater good; in red ones, encourage long-shot White House hopefuls to aim for the Senate.
Published
November 13, 2019

Leonard Pitts: Reporter misquotes Buttigieg and apologizes. Then all hell breaks loose

No controversy ends quietly on social media – instead, the conspiracy theorists just transfer their anger to someone else.
Published
November 13, 2019

Our View: Congress should act now to save ‘dreamers’

The future of undocumented immigrants brought here as children shouldn't hinge on the Supreme Court's views about presidential power.

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Published
November 13, 2019

Commentary: Social Security isn’t doomed for millennials, Gen Xers

Even the worst-case scenario shows that the program will still pay out benefits.
Published
November 13, 2019

Maine Voices: Amid partisan passions, let us praise career Foreign Service officers

During the open impeachment hearings, listen to these professionals, whose allegiance is to the truth, not to domestic political objectives.
Published
November 12, 2019

Our View: Medicaid expansion already showing its worth

Mainers are getting care they otherwise wouldn't, and it is saving lives.
Published
November 12, 2019

Maine Voices: Initiative focuses on those in grip of trafficking, hidden in plain sight

Preble Street is striving to raise awareness of sexual and labor exploitation and help survivors reclaim their lives.
Published
November 12, 2019

Lisa Savage: As U.S. senator, I’ll stand up to neo-McCarthyism, say ‘no’ to U.S. wars

Smear campaigns and déjà vu Russia-baiting for anyone who dares mention defense cuts won't stop me.