Try as they might to fight for local gun-rights refuges, proponents are firing blanks.
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Portland Press Herald opinion columns from Bill Nemitz.
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Bill Nemitz: Coming soon to a recliner near me – my much-missed grandsons
Among its many benefits, the COVID-19 vaccine spells the end of outdoor ‘leg hugs.’
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Maine’s Roman Catholic bishop has spoken. Was anyone listening?
The use of fetus-derived cells to develop COVID-19 vaccines is not a debate worth having at this pivotal moment.
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Bill Nemitz: New and improved democracy – so easy you can do it in your pajamas
Zoom, a silver lining of the pandemic, has spurred greater attendance at local government meetings.
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Bill Nemitz: The ethics – or lack thereof – of jumping the vaccine line
While most of us wait our turn for a COVID-19 shot, others jockey for a spot up front.
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A county commission meeting? Try theater of the absurd
Androscoggin County’s anti-mask resolution is history. Stay tuned for the recall drive.
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He hoped to donate a kidney. Now he’s headed for chemotherapy.
Unable to fulfill his own act of generosity, Ed Suslovic of Portland now searches for someone who can.
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Flouting CDC rules, MaineHealth offered vaccines to all employees, even remote workers
Stay-at-home workers and even outside contractors got shots, while many of the state’s older residents await vaccines.
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Bill Nemitz: He pleaded for a hospital bed, only to die outside his prison cell
Two years after Andrew Leighton’s death inside the Maine State Prison, his family wants their day in court.
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Bill Nemitz: Pondering patience in a time of pandemic
While some get vaccinated, the rest of us decide how best to wait.