By abandoning its commitment to liberal arts, the university is not fulfilling its mission.
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Maine Voices: Providers say that Anthem is not meeting its obligations
Patients are put in jeopardy by the health insurer’s manipulative tactics regarding payment for services.
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Maine Voices: Unborn children deserve legal protection
A new human being is created at the moment of fertilization and he or she should be recognized as a unique person with a right to life.
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Maine Voices: Build houses from banned books? A modest proposal …
Maybe we can do something productive with the energy wasted on culture war battles over what makes good literature.
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Maine Voices: University of Maine System is turning into a corporation
Instead of engaging faculty in its decision-making process, UMS leadership just tries to overpower them.
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Maine Voices: Next month’s Trek Across Maine a celebration of Maine community
The annual fundraising cycling event promotes lung health and speaks to the strength of our social fabric.
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Maine Voices: Laws reducing the number of guns in our communities work – if we pass them
We don’t hear about the massacres that were prevented because Connecticut passed strict laws after Newtown. Here’s one example.
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Maine Voices: Mental illness is one key factor in mass shootings. And we should address it now.
In our schools, among law enforcement and in our jails, we must invest in identifying and treating behavioral health issues – before the next tragedy.
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Maine Voices: Sen. Collins should take action to keep Maine families safe
The Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act marks a significant step in securing our communities and creates important oversight mechanisms.
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Maine Voices: Just another statistic – why I’ve chosen to leave the medical profession
The pandemic was a breaking point for those of us who practiced medicine day in and day out in a pared-down environment where colleagues and staff were burning out and demoralized