A recent column by Sen. Matt Pouliot was wrong to call it “flash in the pan” legislation.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Compass: Childhood adversity is a public health crisis
Children and the people who care for them need to be screened for trauma and treated appropriately.
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Jonathan Bernstein: Democrats get better at making their impeachment case
House Democrats have finally figured out how to hold a hearing. The first public congressional session of the impeachment inquiry aimed at President Donald Trump probably wasn’t compelling television for most voters. Most people just aren’t very interested in fine details. Nor did Democrats bring a lot of drama or theatrics. And yet I suspect […]
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Commentary: ‘Surprise billing’ measures will jeopardize rural Maine hospitals
Federal rate setting will add to the serious challenges already faced by full-service health centers.
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George Smith: Church should be your sanctuary
We all need a place for quiet reflection these days.
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Commentary: Social Security isn’t doomed for millennials, Gen Xers
Even the worst-case scenario shows that the program will still pay out benefits.
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Maine Voices: Amid partisan passions, let us praise career Foreign Service officers
During the open impeachment hearings, listen to these professionals, whose allegiance is to the truth, not to domestic political objectives.
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Commentary: State of Maine is an unfit guardian for intellectually disabled adults
DHHS’ fiscal obligations cannot be squared with its obligation to act in its wards’ best interests.
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Scholars Strategy Network: Building a vibrant and just Maine economy
The state needs to get everyone involved if it is going to grow the right way.
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Lisa Savage: As U.S. senator, I’ll stand up to neo-McCarthyism, say ‘no’ to U.S. wars
Smear campaigns and déjà vu Russia-baiting for anyone who dares mention defense cuts won’t stop me.