That unpleasant truth was on full display recently in North Carolina. If you do not find the events there alarming, check yourself for a pulse.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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The Maine Millennial: We need more options for treating chronic pain
There are not nearly enough doctors and their slates fill up fast. The non-pharmaceutical treatments that work may very well cause patients to go broke.
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Jim Fossel: Vote your conscience, not someone else’s
The real purpose of candidate endorsements these days is to make the endorser feel good.
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Sen. Craig Hickman: We must protect all our children
Maine has the worst rate of child maltreatment in the nation. We can’t stand for this. Despite historic investment in recent years, key indicators on child welfare aren’t improving. Improvements haven’t come fast enough for the thousands of children without permanent homes, the burnt-out case workers watching children fall asleep in hotel rooms overnight, the foster parents […]
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Douglas Rooks: How to fix the way Maine funds new school construction
The state’s model simply isn’t working, and is leaving communities with out-of-date buildings.
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Maine Compass: National Coming Out Day is a reminder of our history, strength
We also gather with hope, determination, and a fierce commitment to protecting what we’ve created together.
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Opinion: What America needs in its next president
We need someone who will champion all Americans, regardless of how they got here.
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Opinion: We cannot go back to a pre-Roe world
Those of us who are old enough to remember those days know that policies that kill women create ripples of pain throughout families, communities and society.
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Commentary: Will voter turnout in November repeat the historic numbers of 2020?
As we race to Election Day, one polling question will gain enormous importance in our understanding of the race — who are the actual voters? Using likely-voter screens, pollsters are now trying to figure out who will vote and who will sit this one out. In most polls, there is usually a small difference in […]
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Opinion: Sen. King’s failure in judgment could prove costly
His support of the Kennedy Amendment, which the senator voted for this time last year, was gravely mistaken.