The Trump administration’s proposals to restrict the use of Title X would put women’s options at risk.
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The Maine Millennial: First volley against the stigma of addiction is owning one’s alcoholism
Here’s how it is to be an addict, and here are important ways to begin to recover.
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Portland police chief: We can’t arrest our way out of Bayside’s problems
The city manager’s plans for a new sheltering and services system are an investment that will move our community forward.
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Maine Voices: Let’s hear positions on health care from a wide range of candidates
Our nonprofit group tried surveying some and got a 44 percent response on the top issue for voters in the state.
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Commentary: Ranked-choice voting is key to a healthy future for democracy, so vote ‘yes’ on Question 1
The way we currently vote, by plurality, creates circumstances in the voting process that completely contradict the democratic values we are taught as kids and encouraged to believe in as adults.
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Commentary: ‘One person, one vote’ at risk if ranked-choice voting is approved
Mainers who want to stop deciding elections by a plurality should reject Question 1 and work on a method that’s constitutional.
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Maine Voices: Time to reflect on importance of honoring those who died serving
We at the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services make it our mission to support veterans any way we can.
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Greg Kesich: District attorney has power and so do voters
Electing a new Cumberland County DA brings the chance to affect the opioid crisis and improve the justice system.
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Cynthia Dill: More courage needed to advance from #metoo
Publicizing sexual harassment isn’t enough to help many women confront abuses of power.
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Jim Fossel: Maine lawmakers should fix election funding, then limit it
The typo that cut off Clean Elections money ought to be corrected quickly, before changing the policy.