It appears Congress will intervene to prevent a national rail strike by Dec. 9. Such a strike could cripple supply lines just before the Christmas holidays, and undo much of the hard-won progress in restoring reliable shipping at reasonable rates following pandemic disruptions still rippling through the economy. Keeping freight rolling is now a national […]
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Commentary: Osteoporosis is a public health crisis. It doesn’t have to be
Bone scans allow us to take better control of our health. So why are they so hard to access?
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Readers respond to reporting on Pennington Mountain find
To mine, or not to mine, that is the question.
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Commentary: Sleep is getting more respect – as a way to boost productivity. We need a better mindset.
Rest should be valorized for its contribution to health, wellbeing or the ability to enjoy daily life. All people talk about is the hustle.
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Leonard Pitts: We owe Holocaust survivors much better than this
Soon, no one will be left to say: This is what happened, this is what it was like.
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The Conversation: How can you tell if something is true? Here are 3 questions to ask about what you see, hear and read
THE CONVERSATION — Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. How can I tell if what I am hearing is true? – Adam, age 10, Maui, Hawaii Have you ever heard a story so exciting you wanted to share it […]
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Jase Graves: Invasion of the college students
Imagine, if you will, a tranquil late-autumn evening. It’s the first day of your Thanksgiving holiday, and you are reclining in your easy chair, enjoying the warmth and gently dancing flames of your fireplace insert – with semi-realistic gas logs – and sipping a cup of warm tea from your new Keurig machine that Bed […]
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Commentary: It wasn’t luck that allowed me to become a judge after meth addiction
Because I’m white, the criminal justice system showed me mercy and allowed me to build a life. That’s not everybody’s experience.
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Commentary: Maine should welcome clean, reliable, affordable hydropower
As electricity prices escalate and the legal process unfolds, let’s take stock of the adverse climate and energy changes since the 2021 referendum.
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Christine Flowers: Three pillars of progressive philosophy revealed
In the smoldering wake of what can only be called a Republican debacle, many pundits much better schooled in politics and history weighed in with their opinions on what happened. But in the days after the election, one which dragged on interminably and unforgivably due to GOP negligence and Democratic exploitation, a few things became […]