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PublishedJune 28, 2016
Opiate abuse crisis touches 6 out of 10 Mainers, poll results reveal
A newspaper poll suggests 780,000 residents know someone who has used heroin or abused painkillers, and shows disagreement over the primary causes: Dealers, disease, moral failing or something else?
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PublishedJune 20, 2016
Maine Voices: Prioritizing early childhood education would pay off for children, Maine
Creating a comprehensive statewide system would invest in Maine's youngsters when it is most effective.
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PublishedJune 15, 2016
Our View: Vaccination coverage improving, but too many Maine schools remain at risk
Falling opt-out rates shouldn't distract from the need to keep pressing for stricter immunization mandates.
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PublishedJune 14, 2016
Commentary: Stings indicate thin line between entrapment and just prosecutions, Yarmouth legislator says
The question arises: Are the Maine Warden Service's practices a fair way to conduct criminal investigations?
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PublishedJune 10, 2016
Our View: Indiana HIV outbreak provides public health warning to Maine
Too many Mainers lack access to the resources that can keep blood-borne diseases from spreading.
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PublishedJune 8, 2016
Commentary: ‘Hearing’ on Maine Warden Service conduct a one-sided sham, legislator says
Only two people were allowed to testify, and the oversight committee lobbed them only soft questions.
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PublishedJune 2, 2016
Commentary: Constitution compatible with expanded background checks, state Rep. Dion says
The Second Amendment is not a permission slip to sidestep the serious issues involving firearms in Maine.
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PublishedMay 13, 2016
Our View: Allowing Maine judges leeway on fines a step toward equal justice
A new state law will help ensure that the poor aren't punished more harshly than the rich for identical crimes.
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PublishedMay 11, 2016
Another View: Punishment out of line with scale of Maine commission’s infraction
By overstating the impact of a closed-door meeting, a recent editorial feeds public distrust of politics and the media.
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PublishedMay 6, 2016
Our View: Maine’s rejection of Medicaid expansion has high costs for hospitals
The layoffs of 22 people in Farmington show the fiscal pressures facing health care facilities.
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