If we’re serious about not letting climate change and global pandemics sink civilization, then we must work toward solutions rather than creating obstacles.
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Maine Voices: We can’t leave overdose survival to chance – expand Maine’s Good Samaritan law
L.D. 1862 will ensure that no one has to weigh getting emergency medical help against arrest or prosecution for nonviolent crimes.
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Sen. Brenner: Maine is leading the way in defending abortion rights. Other states should follow suit
Restrictive policies within our state, like those that allow health care providers to refuse to provide abortion services to a patient, must go.
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Maine Voices: We can’t stop human trafficking by arresting our way out of it
Human Trafficking Awareness Month serves as a reminder that we must recognize and repair the systems that create vulnerabilities to trafficking.
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Jim Fossel: Beware of doomsday rhetoric
Trust in America’s institutions is weak enough without politically motivated hyperbole.
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The Maine Millennial: Organ donors have history on their side
Advances in medical science since the first human-to-human kidney transplant ease the way for donors and recipients.
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Alan Caron: Why businesses must step up and lead on climate change
We can’t meet our state’s ambitious climate goals without determined action by the thousands of companies, large and small, in Maine.
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The View From Here: U.S. Supreme Court could cripple climate policy
In its opinions in the vaccine mandate cases, the Republican majority is claiming a major role for itself in quashing regulation.
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Commentary: Holiday gift returns choking retailers, landfills
Merchants won customers’ hearts with lenient refund policies. Now it’s backfiring, with dire financial and environmental results.
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Maine Voices: As Mississippi ruling looms, time to face hard truth about abortion access
We cannot keep abortion legal in every state. But we can, and will, do all we can so that it is affordable, accessible and supported.