Small communities around the U.S. are suffering by a number of different health measures, but there is hope.
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Community Compass: Immigrants add a lot to central Maine
By helping them get started, Maine can benefit from their new ideas and necessary skills.
Column: Politics and shopping don’t mix
Boycotts are the new craze, and nobody’s happy.
Alan Caron: Democrats, don’t do what Maine did
The party needs to change its message and how it conducts business if it wants to win future elections.
Don Roberts: Today’s tournament players become tomorrow’s leaders
There is no greater showcase for the future leaders of our state than the annual high school athletic tournaments.
Mary Mayhew: Finally, the DHHS budget is stable
A commitment to financial stability and core priorities has put the department on stable ground at last.
Sen. Roger Katz: Work just getting started on marijuana law
There are a lot of questions to answer before the new law is fully implemented.
George Smith: Time to fight for Swan’s Island, and rural Maine
As a state, we decided long ago to give all residents access to what their community needs.
Severin Beliveau: Repealing Obamacare would help rich at expense of poor
Making sure working families have health care should be more important than another tax cut for the wealthy.
Maine Compass: Begging on the median an exercise in humility
Many of those we spoke to are embarrassed by asking for cash, and they say they’d rather be working.