The “nation’s doctor” is on a campaign to combat what he calls an epidemic of loneliness and isolation taking its toll on roughly half the people in the United States. His call to action to “mend the social fabric of our nation” deserves broad support, from government, professionals and institutions — and from each of […]
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Our View: Gov. Mills’ argument on tribes must now to be put to the test
Mills maintains that the best outcome for both the Wabanaki and the state can be obtained at the negotiating table. It shouldn’t be said another time; it should happen now.
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Our View: Maine colleges strike the right note on affirmative action
Strong responses to last week’s Supreme Court ruling indicate that institutional leadership is thinking about diversity in the right way.
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‘We hold these truths to be self-evident’
The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 2, 1776, and published on July 4 — 247 years ago today. In Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected […]
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Our View: State budget proposal would do a lot of good for Maine families
The full Legislature should support the bipartisan spending plan passed last week by the Appropriations Committee.
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Our View: Senate way off base on MaineCare for noncitizens
You want to talk about price tags? Excluding low-income noncitizens from routine health care comes with an unacceptable financial and social cost.
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Our View: Once again, gun rights win out over everything else
The Maine Senate missed an opportunity to make the state a little safer by implementing background checks on private firearm sales.
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Our View: Expansion of abortion access must be kept in context
The removal of certain limits on abortion in Maine would be transformational – just not in the way its opponents have suggested.
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Our View: Expansion of abortion access must be kept in context
The removal of certain limits on abortion in Maine would be transformational – just not in the way its opponents have suggested.
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Our View: Deficient, dangerous nurse staffing cannot stay as it is
Debate over the nurse-to-patient ratio bill under consideration in Augusta has shed a stark light on how dismal it is to work at the bedside. Although a fix is desperately needed, L.D. 1639 is too blunt an instrument.