Our View: New drug epidemic challenges Maine
'Crystal meth,' the longtime scourge of the West Coast, is taking hold in communities here.
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Domestic abuse destroys lives even when it doesn't end them
All intimate-partner violence takes a toll, and stopping it requires seeing it for what it is.
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Commentary: Constitution demands justice for all – not just for those who can pay for it
The lack of a strong, well-resourced indigent defense system in Maine leads to deeply unfair results.
Letters to the Editor
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State Rep. Seth Berry's proposal fits the culture of local control and sustainability.
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More in Opinion
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His suggestion of giving the mayor more powers – as in Waterville – may actually lead to more collaboration with the City Council.
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That said, changes in Portland institutions aren't always for the worse.
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A carefully crafted missive can, as Wordsworth said, 'Fill the paper with the breathings of my heart.'
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Former FDA chief David Kessler has a smart plan to keep e-cigarettes away from kids.
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November 18The state should put less effort into fixing guardianship and more into helping people live without a guardian.
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The unique role of a school resource officer requires unique policy on information recorded by police body cameras.
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November 18Sens. Collins and King and Rep. Golden are uniquely situated to ensure that Congress approves vital PFAS reforms.
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Space-bound rodents from The Jackson Laboratory join a menagerie of animals who long have answered the call.
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What would it take to make car-free living available to people who want it?
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Unplug, slow down, get outside and take responsibility for acquiring the meat you eat.
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Denying people the ability to earn a living is the wrong way to treat those escaping persecution.
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November 18She knows what the problem is: pricing and contracting practices that benefit suppliers and hospital executives at patients' expense.
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When you're over 60, you know enough to know you don't know everything. So you ask.
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Herring conservation measures will also benefit cod, salmon and many other predatory marine species.
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Their ability to take on this task will say much about their ability to take on all the others.
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November 15Next year will be a busy one for the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices.
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The states with early primaries are doing well, but the battleground states are not.
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November 16Abuse will escalate if people who know and care about abusers excuse their behavior or try to 'avoid taking sides.'
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Lawmakers do a good job overall, but a wage hike may bring different voices to the table.
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Federal rate setting will add to the serious challenges already faced by full-service health centers.
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In blue states, try an appeal to the greater good; in red ones, encourage long-shot White House hopefuls to aim for the Senate.
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No controversy ends quietly on social media – instead, the conspiracy theorists just transfer their anger to someone else.
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The future of undocumented immigrants brought here as children shouldn't hinge on the Supreme Court's views about presidential power.
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During the open impeachment hearings, listen to these professionals, whose allegiance is to the truth, not to domestic political objectives.
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Even the worst-case scenario shows that the program will still pay out benefits.
Maine Voices Columns
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