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Hilary Koch: I do my hair toss

by Hilary Koch From Central Maine Newspapers October 23, 2022October 22, 2022

The amount of time and money that women are forced to spend on their looks to be accepted in our society is absurd. And unhealthy.

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Maine Voices: There’s a profound moral impetus to protect the right whale

by Kenneth P. Burke Special to the Press Herald October 23, 2022October 22, 2022

Let’s pull together for an endangered species that, as you may have noticed in recent weeks, has no constituency.

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The Maine Millennial: Don’t blame people for trying to take housing into their own hands

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal October 23, 2022October 22, 2022

Portland’s ballot questions on short-term rentals and tenant protections didn’t fall from the sky.

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Commentary: Opioid epidemic’s undue burden on rural Maine requires our full attention

by Katie Hill Special to the Telegram October 23, 2022October 22, 2022

Investment in evidence-based approaches can help guide our rural communities out of crisis.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Jim Fossel: So you can’t fight inflation. How about not adding to it?

by Jim Fossel October 23, 2022October 22, 2022

When it comes to tempering the cost of living, President Biden could have done a whole lot more by doing a whole lot less.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: If we’re serious about moving to clean energy, Maine needs Pine Tree Power

by Lucas St. Clair From the Press Herald October 22, 2022October 20, 2022

Thanks to our natural resources and our tradition of self-reliance, Maine could become a regional clean energy powerhouse. The transition must work for everyone.

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Sen. Rick Bennett: Should we call this case Frey v. Frey?

by Rick Bennett for Central Maine Newspapers October 22, 2022October 21, 2022

A subpoena by the Maine Government Oversight Committee to obtain the DHHS records of four slain children highlights a conflict of interest between two branches of state government.