That unpleasant truth was on full display recently in North Carolina. If you do not find the events there alarming, check yourself for a pulse.
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The Maine Millennial: We need more options for treating chronic pain
There are not nearly enough doctors and their slates fill up fast. The non-pharmaceutical treatments that work may very well cause patients to go broke.
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Opinion: I’m a ‘Never Trump’ conservative who voted third-party in 2016. I won’t make that mistake this time.
If you abstain or vote for somebody other than Kamala Harris, you effectively vote for Trump. We don’t have the luxury of voting third-party or writing in the name of a fantasy candidate.
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Jim Fossel: Vote your conscience, not someone else’s
The real purpose of candidate endorsements these days is to make the endorser feel good.
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Opinion: What stumping for Ed Muskie taught me about politics
Pennsylvania will play a big part in this year’s presidential election. It was also pivotal in my political education over 50 years ago while campaigning for the former Maine senator.
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Opinion: Will America ever admit to being conned by Trump?
There are those who sincerely believe that politics has become the new religion, based on the Trump party. They might be right.
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Opinion: An economist’s guide to helping victims of Helene and Milton
Insurance costs need to rise to prohibitive levels in some areas. Even state-run insurers should accept this reality.
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Opinion: What America needs in its next president
We need someone who will champion all Americans, regardless of how they got here.
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Opinion: We cannot go back to a pre-Roe world
Those of us who are old enough to remember those days know that policies that kill women create ripples of pain throughout families, communities and society.
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Opinion: Will voter turnout in November repeat the historic numbers of 2020?
Perhaps the personalities involved and the recent burst of voter enthusiasm since the Democrats switched candidates will help boost turnout back to 2020 levels. But that’s certainly not something to count on.