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Published
May 22, 2019

Maine Voices: Augusta fails to recognize that gun injuries, deaths are a public safety crisis

A legislative committee spikes six firearm-safety bills, and Gov. Mills is watering down the 'red flag' measure.
Published
May 21, 2019

Commentary: Maine hospitals can’t set prices for two-thirds of patients

The government determines the fees for those who are on Medicaid or Medicare or are uninsured.
Published
May 21, 2019

Kathleen Parker: Abortion extremism in New York, Virginia paved way for Alabama, Georgia laws

The conservative states' restrictions follow efforts elsewhere to reduce medical oversight of late-term abortions.
Published
May 21, 2019

Maine Voices: Consumer utility takeover will break CMP/Iberdrola stranglehold

Rep. Seth Berry's bill offers an alternative to monopolies that provide poor service and raise rates.
Published
May 20, 2019

Maine Voices: Stigma kills when the disease is substance use disorder

The sober house proposed in Falmouth is one of many places where Mainers are learning to manage a chronic illness made worse by public misunderstanding.

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Published
May 19, 2019

Commentary: One racist slogan fuels violent extremism of many kinds

A French travel writer's 'Great Replacement' theory has inspired white-identity terrorists as far away as New Zealand.
Published
May 19, 2019

The View From Here: The year after the Year of the Woman

A state Equal Rights Amendment failed on a party-line vote, showing that abortion remains the biggest fault line in our politics.
Published
May 19, 2019

Maine Voices: Three chapters, a century of history and a choice for America

Will our nation remain the vanguard of Western civilization? Only if we uphold free enterprise and American exceptionalism.
Published
May 18, 2019

Commentary: Primaries will more accurately reflect Maine voters’ presidential preferences

Many communities have simply outgrown our traditional caucus system.
Published
May 18, 2019

Commentary: Mainers Feeding Mainers is growing businesses, supporting communities in rural Maine

But without ongoing state funding, the partnership between farmers and hunger-relief programs faces an uncertain future.