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The Maine Millennial: Don’t blame people for trying to take housing into their own hands

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal October 23, 2022October 22, 2022

Portland’s ballot questions on short-term rentals and tenant protections didn’t fall from the sky.

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Commentary: Opioid epidemic’s undue burden on rural Maine requires our full attention

by Katie Hill Special to the Telegram October 23, 2022October 22, 2022

Investment in evidence-based approaches can help guide our rural communities out of crisis.

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Jim Fossel: So you can’t fight inflation. How about not adding to it?

by Jim Fossel October 23, 2022October 22, 2022

When it comes to tempering the cost of living, President Biden could have done a whole lot more by doing a whole lot less.

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Commentary: A little help on parsing inflation from New Hampshire’s Sununu

by Martin Schram Tribune News Service October 22, 2022October 21, 2022

What we’re confronting today is primarily global; not just fueled but also fired up by the supply chain shutdown during the worst of the pandemic.

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Maine state Sen. Rick Bennett: Should we call this case Frey v. Frey?

by Rick Bennett Special to the Press Herald October 22, 2022October 21, 2022

A subpoena by the Maine Government Oversight Committee to obtain the DHHS records of four slain children highlights a conflict of interest between two branches of state government.

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Commentary: If we’re serious about moving to clean energy, Maine needs Pine Tree Power

by Lucas St. Clair Special to the Press Herald October 21, 2022October 20, 2022

Thanks to our natural resources and our tradition of self-reliance, Maine could become a regional clean-energy powerhouse. The transition must work for everyone.