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Editorials, Opinion

Our View: In refugee crisis, turning away is not an option

February 5, 2017February 4, 2017

This year’s Camden Conference aims a light on the world’s 65 million migrants, a global crisis.

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Another View: Civil servants will be bulwark against political overreach

by Wayne Myers February 5, 2017February 5, 2017

Too often maligned as ‘bureaucrats,’ these dedicated people try to make sure that all the rules get followed.

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Another View: Single-payer coverage right fix for flawed Obamacare program

by Roger and Peggy Marchand February 4, 2017February 3, 2017

Americans are hungry for universal health care they can count on in moments when they are strong and in good health as well as those moments when they are vulnerable.

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Another View: Rule that keeps guns from mentally ill is under fire

by Bloomberg View February 4, 2017February 3, 2017

U.S. House makes it even easier for some people who shouldn’t have guns to get them.

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Another View: Republicans fail to earn trust on how to revamp Obamacare

by Cliff White February 3, 2017February 2, 2017

A harmful health care replacement is likely unless they work in good faith to do what’s right for the country.

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Our View: Religion is no justification for bias against women, LGBT Americans

by The Editorial Board February 3, 2017February 3, 2017

With a ‘religious freedom’ executive order in the works, Maine’s members of Congress should be prepared to put basic civil rights protections into law.