An unconditional commitment to caring for the sick, however you arrive at it, represents a fundamental quality of a decent world.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Jonathan Bernstein: Why isn’t Trump’s polling lead discouraging GOP challengers?
Judging by opinion polls, Donald Trump looks to be the overwhelming favorite for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is the clear alternative. But news this week from South Carolina suggests that Republicans aren’t nearly as sold on Trump as the polling suggests. Sen. Tim Scott declared Wednesday that he is […]
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Maine Compass: Hotline would help those with substance use disorders
Mainers have become increasingly aware of the impact the opioid epidemic has had on the state. You or someone you know may have been affected by this epidemic in some capacity. Opioids and other substances continue to devastate the people of Maine, with a total of 10,110 overdoses occurring statewide and an estimated total of […]
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Commentary: We can’t go on violating Mainers’ right to housing
We must move away from policies that treat housing as a commodity, not a right, and allow people to use housing primarily as a profit-driven investment.
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Commentary: We know more than enough about PFAS to restrict their use
What is harming the ‘daily lives of Americans’ is not regulatory overreach. It’s constant exposure to hazardous chemicals damaging our health.
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Douglas Rooks: Budgeting the majority way, like everyone else
Maine should retire a gimmick that only makes forming a state budget more difficult.
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Speaker Talbot Ross: ‘Health care for all’ must not rule out immigrants
It’s time to close a small but unjust gap in MaineCare and return our state to its longstanding practice of greater inclusion.
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Commentary: It’s time to talk about fentanyl ingestion in children
The first problem is failure to test for fentanyl when a drug test is ordered. The second problem is timely recognition and treatment of opioid ingestion in children, which is nowhere near as rare as we like to think.
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Maine Compass: Our state’s industries need child care reform to succeed
One common sight in any Maine town these days is a “Help Wanted” sign. For our industries and others, the greatest barrier we face today is the lack of available workforce and low workforce participation. These issues are especially challenging for rural businesses where the services required to support a robust workforce are lacking. One […]
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Michael Hiltzik: America’s decline in life expectancy speaks volumes about our problems
Years of widening economic inequality, compounded by the pandemic and political storm and stress, have given Americans the impression that the country is on the wrong track. Now there’s empirical data to show just how far the country has run off the rails: Life expectancies have been falling. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]