As a practicing OB-GYN, I can confidently state that the over-the-counter pain medication is safe for pregnant women to use.
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Stop treating Medicaid as the default choice for Maine’s aging patients | Opinion
Graham Platner sparks. Susan Collins steadies. But neither is starting the open, urgent conversation older Mainers deserve.
Time to double down on the transition to renewable energy | Opinion
We’re all participating in a race that will determine the fate of our children.
How do you solve a problem like the IRS? | Opinion
My recent experience with the dramatically slimmed-down agency has been deeply discouraging.
I was executive director of the Lewiston Commission. Here’s why I’m voting ‘Yes’ on Question 2. | Opinion
Maine’s yellow flag law was a bold experiment — an experiment that failed.
In Maine as elsewhere, cancer is no longer an old person’s disease | Opinion
The cancer story is changing. Thankfully, it doesn’t have to end in despair.
Maine’s 1940s curriculum is failing students | Opinion
It’s time to stop distributing boring material with off-putting, wooden writing. The next generation of readers depends on it.
Why New England needs the ROAD to Housing Act | Opinion
This key piece of legislation offers a chance to strengthen our economy and renew the American Dream for families from Boston to Burlington and Providence to Portland.
For mental health clinicians like me, an IRS refund can be make-or-break | Opinion
Although we encourage people to enter helping professions, we do nothing to invest in their ability to sustain our health and social fabric.
I built a career on the water. Maine students need more support to do the same. | Opinion
I found a career, a network and a reason to stay in Maine. Every rural student deserves that chance.