The Biden administration’s plan to support smaller beef processors is a good start, but keeping prices in check will require tougher anti-competitive measures.
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Jim Fossel: Feds should fund more reserve medical personnel
The pandemic is again showing how limited our resources are when it comes to emergency preparedness.
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The Maine Millennial: Anti-vaxxers deserve health care, too
Instead of determining who should be denied care, we should be making it available to everyone.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Lobstermen’s Association: Maine lobstermen are committed to protecting our ocean
From the lobster industry’s perspective, the series The Lobster Trap doesn’t accurately tell their story.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: From hating Democrats to hating democracy
Maine Republicans were spreading the ‘Big Lie’ long before Donald Trump appeared on the scene.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Sentence in domestic violence killing bodes poorly for women’s safety
The punishment handed down Dec. 28 in a Newport woman’s death – and the media coverage – minimize the abuse and turn it on the victim.
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Maine Voices: Let’s resolve to make high-speed internet universal in Maine
In a world where online accessibility is more important than ever, we can’t afford to leave anyone behind.
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Maine Voices: When it comes to COVID safety, Italy is in another world
Visitors from Maine find that another nation has coped better with the pandemic than our own, largely by virtue of people simply cooperating.
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Commentary: Vaccine-hesitant people can still change their minds. As a doctor, I’m seeing it
There’s still hope for increasing the vaccination rate as the omicron variant fuels another rise in COVID cases.
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Maine Voices: Afghan allies with Maine ties have been left for dead – now what?
We dishonor our troops’ sacrifices when we leave behind those who served alongside them – please urge Maine’s delegation to back humanitarian entry.