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Commentary: How we treat old chimpanzees — and what that says about us

by Jeff Sebo November 3, 2019November 1, 2019

The National Institutes of Health announced last week that it will be breaking its promise to move 44 chimpanzees currently being held in a biomedical facility in New Mexico to Chimp Haven, a sanctuary in Louisiana. Francis Collins, the head of NIH, said a review panel had determined that these chimpanzees are either too old […]

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Jim Fossel: Slow bureaucracy stifles new ideas

by Jim Fossel November 3, 2019November 1, 2019

We can wait years for the Washington to issue rules to implement laws passed by the people’s representatives.

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The Maine Millennial: A rendezvous that’s worth driving through New Jersey

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal November 3, 2019September 13, 2020

Even that dark force of the Garden State can’t stop this family from a much desired reunion.

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Commentary: With the impeachment vote official, the heat shifts from Schiff back to Trump

November 2, 2019December 27, 2019

An anonymous whistleblower’s complaint about President Trump’s July 25 phone call with new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy teed up two questions for lawmakers in September: What exactly did Trump do, and how bad was it? It has taken weeks, but now the House may be able to focus its attention, and the public’s, on just […]

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Maine Compass: As stewards of God’s creation, we must protect America’s public lands

by Jane Field November 1, 2019October 31, 2019

The Land and Water Conservation Fund – which uses no taxpayer dollars – should receive a full and permanent federal appropriation.

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Commentary: Facebook’s political ad exemption policy is a danger to our democracy

by Yosef Getachew October 31, 2019October 31, 2019

In recent weeks, President Donald Trump ran an ad on Facebook with discredited allegations about former Vice President Joe Biden’s relationship with Ukraine. Despite requests from Biden’s campaign to take down the ad, Facebook refused, stating the ad didn’t violate its policies on political advertising. Facebook’s new policy exempts politicians’ political ads from third-party fact-checkers. […]