If more people knew how women’s bodies work, laws like Texas’ six-week abortion ban would be less likely to pass.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Bill Nemitz: They ventured down the path of COVID-19 denial. Now they’re both dead.
Matt Finch, still grieving the loss of his parents, sounds an alarm for others.
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Insight: Our country needs Congress to tax and spend
Decades of corporate growth and middle-class stagnation have put the economy on an unsustainable path.
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Cynthia M. Allen: Texas abortion law is already saving lives. But there’s more to do to help children
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Commentary: As clock ticks down to midterms, tech should ramp up
Technology can get the kinds of big numbers that all democracies want in key elections, and safeguard people who turn out to vote.
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Bill Nemitz: Introducing Maine’s latest bogeyman: Retroactivity!
They once cheered for their high-impact electric transmission project. Now, Question 1 opponents hide from it.
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Maine Voices: Vaccine opposition both causes death and blocks others from care
My husband, who recently lost his unvaccinated twin to COVID, is himself awaiting surgery – and I don’t want anti-vaccine caregivers anywhere near him.
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Community Compass: With Schoonerfest, a new Wiscasset tradition is born
Two weeks ago, the When And If returned home to Wiscasset harbor for the first time in 80 years to cannon salutes and cheers. The long, blue trailing pennant that is only flown for a homecoming schooner flew high above the recreation pier for a long weekend celebration of art, music, boats, and history. And […]
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Maine Voices: Two actions could save our children’s lives – now
Starting with kids 2 and under, all DHHS referrals should get an in-home assessment, and all open cases should receive a ‘desktop’ audit.
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Maine Voices: Our engagement in Afghanistan was not a failure until we quit
Our capitulation has swept aside considerations of future security risks, personal freedoms in the country and obligations to those we helped.