The highest court in the land is refusing to use the tools it has to defend voting rights.
Editorials
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View from Away: Heart disease holds on as top killer
If you’re one of the evidently healthy people who has decided that 50 is the new 40, here’s a dose of sobering news. The big decline in deaths due to heart disease that the U.S. has enjoyed over much of the past century has slowed to a crawl. And for one age group — middle-aged […]
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Our View: Promises not kept after closing of Augusta Mental Health Institute
A robust system of community-based services has not materialized, and we are all paying for it.
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View from Away: A baby swing at health care
The Trump administration continued to nibble away Monday at the problem of high health care costs, unveiling a set of proposals to bring more transparency to the industry’s byzantine pricing practices. But like just about everything else the administration has done on health care affordability, the proposal would strike at best a glancing blow to […]
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Our View: Customers need real answers to Central Maine Power billing problems
Mainers continue to report bizarre electricity bills, raising questions about what’s really going on.
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Our View: Give Katahdin the respect it requires
Hikers should experience and enjoy Maine’s tallest mountain – but they must also take it seriously.
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Our View: More steps needed to get most out of MaineCare expansion
When enrollment finally ramps up, will there be enough providers available for addiction treatment?
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Our View: New Maine panel will take deeper look at deadly force
Studying police shootings could lead to better procedures that make the officers and the public safer.
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Another View: Newspaper backs risky approach to whale protection
It’s possible to protect both the endangered right whale and the Maine lobster industry, but not if gear regulations are put on hold.
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Our View: Latest fiasco feeds doubts about CMP
Who comes first, stockholders or customers? The flawed rollout of a new billing system fuels legitimate questions about accountability.