Our View: As Maine’s drug crisis shifts, its response must too
Overdose deaths and opioid prescriptions are down, but there are new challenges ahead.
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Maine Voices: I am white. I was bused, too. And it made me a better person
Exposure to diversity has made me richer, more thoughtful and better able to see a clear path to the future.
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Insight: Why won’t candidates talk about child care?
Even though it's a major economic issue for most families, the topic barely exists in our politics.
Letters to the Editor
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Refugees at our border escaped from countries rent by oppressive regimes and civil war. -
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July 14Geopolitics gets a lot less abstract when an active-duty family member is in harm's way. -
July 14When you live in Vacationland, you spend much of your workday in the midst of somebody else's time off. -
It's not willful blindness that keeps sexual abuse victims from speaking up, and Judge Lance Walker should know better. -
July 14A lack of affordable housing where the jobs are is stifling growth and overloading infrastructure in the Portland area. -
GOP lawmakers should now stick together and insist on a transportation-only bond package. -
The governor is working with the bill's sponsors to clarify language in regards to non-Native defendants who are prosecuted in tribal courts. -
Sun, sand and water bring all the stages of life into sharp focus. -
Fifty years after Apollo 11's Eagle touched down on the Sea of Tranquility, the magical moment still shines bright. -
That would pose a risk to our nation's civic health, which is strengthened by creativity, originality, insight and wit.
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Consumers don’t even want all this cloying sweetness. Manufacturers made the decision for them. -
The PUC is taking the unusual step of holding public witness hearings; the first one will take place Tuesday in Portland. -
He's hinting at an attempt to narrow the definition of the rights for which the U.S. will hold other countries accountable. -
Elder care facilities need help, but there's no reason to put future funding in doubt. -
His ties to the Washington establishment and the lackluster Obama-era economy make him unappealing to working-class voters. -
The future of interscholastic competition depends on holding coaches, players, parents and referees accountable for their behavior. -
The president's exclusion of his detractors from @realDonaldTrump is childish but not unconstitutional.
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By saying the survivor of alleged sexual abuse ‘buried his head in the sand,’ a federal judge betrays a disturbing lack of empathy.
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July 11Even Trump's supporters agree the administration is unlikely 'to become substantially more normal.'
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Had I known about jury nullification, I would have used that option.
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July 11The Wabanaki have been leading the defense of the species against the parasitic emerald ash borer. -
July 11His department has ignored visas for trafficking victims, depriving them of protection and increasing their risk of deportation. -
July 11A disposal fee on packaging manufacturers would reduce the waste stream and take pressure off municipal budgets. -
Jeffrey Epstein's recent arrest shows that although newspaper journalism is beleaguered, it can still be a force for light and right. -
The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act would benefit our state's economy and its job creators.
Maine Voices Columns
Maine Voices columns (600-700 words) should include the author’s name, address and daytime phone number. They may be emailed to: [email protected]. Columns may be edited for length and content.-
Doing 5 things could decrease your risk of Alzheimer’s by 60%, study finds
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Florida man arrested on Peaks after racist incident
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Neighbors gear up to fight plan for 40 homes, preserve green space in Maine’s largest city
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Court records detail harrowing attack on Bridgton couple and the hours that led to it
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Skateboarder dies after being hit by car
