The opiate crisis increasingly is putting women in prison, so the situation is bound to get worse.
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Our Opinion: Stiff sanctions in line for open-meeting violation
Action should be taken against the people at Monday’s meeting, if right-to-know laws mean anything.
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Our Opinion: Enhanced food stamps help farmers, families
A program that allow low-income Mainers to stretch a dollar benefits buyers and sellers.
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Our Opinion: MDOT shouldn’t nickel-and-dime on safety
A crash in Bath shows the price of not spending on infrastructure.
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Our Opinion: School rankings useful, as long as we look closer
U.S. News & World Report scored Maine high, but that is only part of the story.
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Our Opinion: OTC naloxone veto heartless, groundless
Gov. Paul LePage’s actions, if upheld, will make it more likely that Mainers die.
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Our Opinion: Sweden’s salty lobster argument doesn’t hold water
A ban on live imports to the EU is an overreaction to a minor issue.
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Another View: As the research advances, the Zika virus gets ‘scarier’
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Our Opinion: Welfare reform hits the wrong targets
Democrats and Republicans got together on bills that won’t really help pull people out of poverty.
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Our Opinion: Biomass, solar bills both should be OK’d
Maine shouldn’t just try to hold on to the past but look for new industries that will grow.