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Jim Fossel: Nothing should be off table in debt ceiling negotiation

by Jim Fossel January 29, 2023January 28, 2023

What can the White House give that will satisfy Republicans? Plenty.

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The Maine Millennial: We have to acknowledge hard truths about pregnancy

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal January 29, 2023January 28, 2023

Supporting a ban on abortion at an arbitrary gestational age means forcing women to give birth to babies they will have to watch die.

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Hilary Koch: Let’s talk about lawn signs and thoughtful communication

by Hilary Koch For Central Maine News January 29, 2023January 27, 2023

I’ve been troubled by some lawn signs. You’re probably familiar with them. The words can vary but the message generally reads like this: “In this home, we believe… Science is real, Black lives matter, No human is illegal, Women’s rights are human rights, Love is love, Kindness First.” Initially, I thought the signs were great. […]

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Commentary: ‘The isolation and loneliness really get to me’ and ‘l I think about dying’

by Steve Lopez Los Angeles Times (TNS) January 28, 2023January 27, 2023

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Maine Voices: January lays bare the greatest conspiracy of them all

by Jim Fabiano From the Press Herald January 27, 2023January 26, 2023

Sure, the month is drawing to a close. But we can’t get complacent.

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Rep. Katrina Smith: Parents’ rights are being taken away at schools

by Rep. Katrina Smith For Central Maine News January 27, 2023January 26, 2023

Schools across Maine are enacting policies that treat a parent as the secondary authority of their child’s emotional and physical well-being, writes the first-term state representative from Palermo.

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Douglas Rooks: Abortion bills in Maine Legislature need careful scrutiny

by Douglas Rooks For Central Maine News January 26, 2023January 25, 2023

For countless Americans, the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Care was a cataclysm. A constitutional right that women and their families had possessed for nearly half a century was suddenly taken away. The only comparable ruling in the Supreme Court’s entire history is Dred Scott v. Sanford, handed down in 1857, […]

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