While the nation is engrossed in a historic impeachment inquiry, 1 million families are at risk of losing vital support.
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Our View: When petitions come around, read before signing
You can’t get tricked into signing something you don’t support if you insist on reading and understanding it first.
Our View: Plenty of hope in fight against climate change
A generation that has seen the effects of climate change is now mobilizing politically.
Our View: Farmington tragedy’s long reach
With the entire state’s attention focused on Farmington following Monday’s tragic explosion, we are reminded of how often service in public safety is a family affair. Capt. Michael Bell was killed in the explosion, and his brother, Fire Chief Terry Bell, was injured. Together, they have given more than 70 years of service to the […]
Our View: Minus the robot, police shooting case a lot like others
The case of Michael Grendell shows why a new review panel is necessary.
Our View: Small change to suicide hotline would make a big difference
Changing the number to 988, as the FCC has proposed, would get more people the help they need.
Our View: Kent State’s thoughtless action sets back women’s sports
The UMaine and Temple field hockey teams were treated like second-class athletes.
Our View: Maine legislators right to focus on solution to long-term caregiver shortage
Last year’s unsuccessful referendum campaign should not be the last word on a looming crisis.
View from Away: Banning flavored vapes may not stop a deadly respiratory outbreak, but it can cut teen use
The number of e-cigarette users, many of them teenagers, who have been stricken by a mysterious and acute lung illness has more than doubled around the country in just the last week. More than 450 people have been hospitalized with serious respiratory distress and six people have died. Public health officials still don’t know what […]
Our View: Republican attacks on ACA mean that more are uninsured
Two million Americans joined the ranks of the uninsured last year, the first such increase since Obamacare became law.