Visitors from Maine find that another nation has coped better with the pandemic than our own, largely by virtue of people simply cooperating.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Voices: Afghan allies with Maine ties have been left for dead – now what?
We dishonor our troops’ sacrifices when we leave behind those who served alongside them – please urge Maine’s delegation to back humanitarian entry.
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Commentary: Vaccine-hesitant people can still change their minds. As a doctor, I’m seeing it
There’s still hope for increasing the vaccination rate as the omicron variant fuels another rise in COVID cases.
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Maine Voices: Ending trauma patient transfers to CMMC would limit many Mainers’ access to care
We need to let doctors and EMS providers use their best clinical judgment about where a victim of traumatic injury should go.
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Commentary: AARP has a conflict of interest when it comes to drug pricing legislation
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Maine Voices: Maine should collect more from out-of-state homeowners
People who are here for fewer than 6 months a year avoid paying their fair share for state services.
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Bill Nemitz: His light-bulb moment brightened an otherwise dark Christmas
Where most of Lubec saw a bridge, Joel Ross saw a chance to dispel the holiday gloom.
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Jim Fossel: Here’s to a productive Maine legislative session. Yes, really.
The Legislature could avoid the hyperpartisanship that cripples Congress if the party in power used some restraint.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: New England oil dealers try ‘concern trolling’
We should ignore pleas by people who profit off fossil fuels to stop the transition to climate-friendly heating.
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Maine Voices: Recognition needed that first responders face growing mental health toll
I want to develop and maintain a culture where a law enforcement officer asking for help is applauded as an act of courage, says Maine’s U.S. Attorney.