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Commentary: Why the innocent end up in prison
Author John Grisham explores the reasons why people are wrongfully convicted.
Maine Compass: State sees progress in childhood obesity
While obesity rates rise nationwide, a program here is making strides.
Jim Fossel: Primaries start now
The July ballots are set, and the outcomes of the legislative session will have a lot to do with who wins.
Bill Nemitz: Oil man who bilked customers gives new meaning to the word slippery
Nicholas P. Curro III, who reneged on heating oil contracts with 313 customers for almost $400,000, evades punishment for over a decade.
Maine Compass: Let’s save the sick by preserving the Affordable Care Act
At a time when Sen. Susan Collins could make a real difference, she is caving to partisan gamesmanship.
Maine Compass: We are not a ‘nation of immigrants’
With a migration increase comes a morphing of terms, stifling discussion of much-needed restrictions.
Community Compass: RiverWalk would bring Head of Falls back to life
Let’s be the generation that brings Waterville back to the river.
Maine Compass: Nominee’s anti-LGBT stances make him unqualified for federal court
History shows Kyle Duncan can’t be trusted to respect or provide a fair hearing to transgender people like me.