Last week’s rally in Augusta took the anti-COVID-19 vaccine movement to new lows.
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Maine Voices: Well-meaning ‘yellow flag’ law puts ER doctors in a role they’re not trained for
Assessing who is safe to own or carry weapons should be done with care – not under the time constraints typical of Maine’s emergency departments.
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Commentary: We couldn’t build a strong Afghan democracy because we don’t have one here
Condemning authoritarianism, domestic terrorism and violence toward women must start at home.
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Commentary: Updating regulations will help prevent next mortgage meltdown
The rules should be expanded to apply to the internet-based ‘nonbanks’ that are underwriting two-thirds of home loans.
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Maine Voices: There’s no room for bad-faith negotiating on budget, infrastructure bills
Efforts by Maine Rep. Jared Golden and his fellow centrists to stymie a social policy spending plan bring up memories of my deadbeat dad.
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Maine Voices: Turn on the light of election liberty now
The media paint states as red, blue or purple at a time when our states need election systems that are red, white and blue.
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Commentary: We can’t keep treating Haiti’s cycle of trauma with Band-Aid solutions
The poverty, corruption and instability there can be alleviated only if stakeholders in the recovery effort remain involved after the dead are buried.
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Leonard Pitts: After latest Census numbers, brace yourself for a hissy fit
A drop in the number of white people in the U.S. portends an America that will be a challenge, yes, but also an opportunity – if we get there.
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Mayor Casavant: Public-private partnerships find housing solutions for Biddeford’s working families
Across Maine, citizens, elected officials, municipal staff and business professionals will originate ideas that make real headway toward easing this historic housing crunch.
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Maine Voices: Meeting our moral obligation to Afghans in peril will take swift, decisive action
Immediate evacuation is essential to avoiding the kinds of atrocities we’ve seen elsewhere when leadership failed.