Maine’s senior senator is among the many lawmakers who have taken campaign cash from the companies that promoted opioid use.
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Why Americans are staying put
Policymakers will have to come to terms with a much more rooted population than we have had in the past.
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Maine Voices: K-12 schools lagging in fulfilling Wabanaki studies mandate
Other schools should follow the lead of Portland Public Schools in carrying out the law, and state education officials should prioritize its implementation.
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Maine Observer: Maine manners, the way life should be
Small acts of common courtesy are blessedly common here in the Pine Tree State.
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Jim Fossel: Looking ahead to the Republicans after Trump
Whether the president leaves the scene soon or in five years, the party will bear his stamp.
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The View From Here: What happens after work?
As retirement gets closer, it becomes even harder to imagine.
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Commentary: A tale of two first ladies during impeachment
Melania Trump’s travails remind me of a long-ago encounter with the wife of another U.S. president.
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Maine Voices: To keep good people in Portland, we landlords should keep a lid on the rent
We’ll all benefit from voluntarily doing the right thing by the tenants who have made our city the vital place it is today.
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The humble Farmer: What I ‘like’ about Facebook is the help I get from my friends
The Almost Perfect Woman can live without FB, but it’s indispensable to a writer.
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Maine Voices: In today’s classrooms, educators’ focus turns to keeping students alive
Teachers are taking lessons, and they’re on preparing for mass shootings, binding wounds and recognizing signs of abuse.