Putin in particular is skilled in using language and imagery to play to an audience all too familiar with the realities of occupation.
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Carl P. Leubsdorf: A different Europe faces this Russian aggression
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Trudy Rubin: What the UN should do about Russia
The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)
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Maine Med president: Lack of state mental health investment is major factor in ER violence
MMC nurses are right to protest, as emergency rooms have become a place of last resort for people who have a diagnosis but can’t access appropriate treatment options.
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Tom Waddell: Extreme religious movement advances in the U.S.
Christian nationalism has been pushed openly for decades, and it had a hand in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Commentary: Conservatives need to step up, present a paid leave plan of their own
A middle ground exists between the broken status quo and the expensive and unwieldy proposal that was part of Build Back Better.
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Maine Voices: Bill could help college students graduate, ease Maine’s worker shortage
By reining in the withholding of transcripts over unpaid bills, L.D. 1838 will let Mainers get their degrees and jobs.
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Douglas Rooks: Opportunity knocks for Maine’s community colleges
Gov. Janet Mills’ plan for free tuition, at a cost to the state of $20 million, is a bargain.
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Maine Voices: Maine’s domestic violence agencies offer resources to people in need
Advocates are among the frontline workers during the pandemic, and their services can be accessed anywhere in the state through a toll-free hotline.
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Maine Voices: For one hospital, its food pantry means so much more
Farmington’s MaineHealth Food Pantry at Franklin addresses the needs of patients and employees and hopes to offer lessons about healthy cooking.