No one is forced to be an organ donor, though it would save many lives. So why can’t we respect a pregnant woman’s bodily autonomy?
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Insight: Too much information?
A database of vaccine side effects may have sown doubt in the efficacy of vaccinations.
Maine Voices: Economists support Pine Tree Power referendum
Our Power is an elegant solution that adapts a proven business model to today’s compelling needs.
The View From Here: COVID malaise will leave a mark
We are going to learn about the long-term effects of living through a crisis that never ends.
Maine Observer: Remembering an old friend
An interview with a witness to history led to a friendship that endured.
Maine Voices: Mainers should welcome immigrants home – with furniture
The act of donating gently used items like couches, chairs, tables and beds is simple, but the impact is profound.
Commentary: Omicron is already in the U.S. Southern Africa travel bans must end
Our leaders missed a prime opportunity to give South Africa due credit for sharing key public health data while rejecting stereotypes.
Commentary: One cheer for another ugly debt-limit deal
The good news: Congress has avoided default. The bad news: Its stupidest law survives.
Commentary: Just mail COVID tests to everyone? Absolutely. My government does it.
Only in the U.S. would it seem to make more sense to have people buy tests, then get reimbursed by insurers.
Maine Voices: We must save the world from COVID in order to save ourselves
Omicron should trigger a shift of mindset in the West to start large-scale allocation of resources toward vaccinating the rest of the world.