Publicly funded, privately provided universal care would free businesses, nonprofits, municipalities and government agencies to focus on more important matters.
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Leonard Pitts: When it comes to COVID, truth will get the final word
Even some dying patients deny that the virus exists, a South Dakota ER nurse says.
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Commentary: I took a COVID-19 test as a precaution. A week later, I was hospitalized
The morning I was scheduled to be sprung from isolation, I woke up feeling the worst I’d yet felt.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: New Mainers face unique obstacles to homeownership, American Dream
Real estate agents, lenders and local and state government agencies need to work together to help families move forward.
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Commentary: The swing-state power of Black voters is real
After the 2020 election, discouragement campaigns shouldn’t work anymore.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: On National Take a Hike Day, make a plan to explore Maine trails this winter
In a year when we have not been able to gather with family and friends as we used to, our trail system can bring us together safely.
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The Maine Millennial: Not too soon to consider holiday giving
In a pandemic-ravaged economy, families will need what the Press Herald Toy Fund has been delivering for 73 years.
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Insight: Nothing will be easy about COVID vaccine
Buying doses for everyone on Earth, storing the vaccine, shipping it and administering it will be difficult and expensive.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Don’t expect much from divided government
Great achievements of the past have come when one party controls both houses of Congress and the presidency.
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Maine Observer: The fine art of book snooping
What books people choose to read offer real insight into who they are and what they care about.