Expanding Children’s Health Insurance Program eligibility will make kids healthier and ease the financial burden on their families.
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Our View: Federal immigration response sends very confused message
While Congress comes up with almost $900,000 to assist asylum seekers in Maine, the president is slamming the door.
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Maine Compass: Establish the Maine Pain Institute, a state solution to the opioid epidemic
As a neurologist, I frequently get referrals from primary care physicians to consult and assist with the pain management of patients. Pain disorders are common in the field of neurology, mainly in the domain of headaches and neuralgias (nerve pain). While neurologists are trained to localize and diagnose potential neurological conditions causing pain (and at […]
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Our View: The truth about Russia’s ‘information warfare’ campaign
The bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee continues to do combat in a war against the truth.
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Commentary: Jamal Khashoggi’s death was part of alarming trend
To raise awareness about the media’s vital yet risky work, Colby College is dedicating its annual award for courage in journalism to 66 journalists who died on assignment.
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The Maine Millennial: Kavanaugh’s anniversary good reason to march
The Supreme Court justice’s confirmation was a breaking point between some Maine voters and Sen. Susan Collins.
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The View From Here: Poor People’s Campaign sheds light on poverty in Maine
Federal poverty figures don’t tell the whole story about economic insecurity and its causes.
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Commentary: Take to Maine’s roads – and enjoy some of the nation’s most beautiful scenery
A new law championed by Sen. Susan Collins revives a federal program that promotes and protects scenic roadways.
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Our View: Border Patrol should stop racial profiling
Federal agents ought to know that it’s no crime to have brown skin or speak a language other than English.
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Sam Shain: Sanders treated unfairly by media
It’s time we talk about the corporate media. Sen. Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign, just as in 2016, deals with an adversarial corporate media that either covers him unfairly or ignores his candidacy entirely. If you watch MSNBC or CNN all day, this may come as a surprise; but among progressive circles and Bernie’s massive and […]