A Dec. 1 concert in Yarmouth will help support families battling the rare genetic disorder SCN2A – like mine is.
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Opinion: Lewiston deserves easy access to mental health care
A central, physical space like the one Sweetser has just opened on Mollison Way reduces barriers to needed treatment.
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Opinion: I voted third party and I’m not sorry
Republican and Democratic politics are an iron chain that tethers the American electorate. Enough.
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Opinion: Repair Maine’s criminal justice system, starting with parole
Our existing system churns the same people back into its prisons, year after year, costing hundreds of millions of dollars that would be better spent elsewhere.
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Nature Connects: On the hunt for conservation success
While the two activities may seem contradictory, hunters play a critical role in the support and protection of our natural world.
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The Maine Millennial: GOP trifecta leads to an early wedding date
With the future now uncertain for LGBTQ rights, my partner and I weren’t taking any chances.
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Opinion: Trying to quantify everything is hurting our decisions
Researchers call it the “quantification fixation” … and it can warp human judgment.
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Opinion: Climate change is threatening Nordic skiing in Maine
In addition to being a moral issue, it’s an economic one; winter recreation contributed $68 million to the state’s economy in 2022.
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Opinion: Proposed rules would deepen Maine’s eldercare crisis
The effect of these inappropriate new standards on the state’s assisted living and residential care facilities would be devastating.
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Opinion: ‘Picking up the tab’ is now a competitive sport
Pent-up post-pandemic demand kicked off a new, bitterly contested game.