Many agencies, groups need to coordinate efforts to get nutritional food into children’s stomachs.
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OUR OPINION: High vaccine opt-out rate threat to Maine children
The state should protect public safety by making it harder for parents to forgo shots.
OUR OPINION: If Rockport can do it, why can’t the rest of Maine?
Town’s start-small project offers Internet service 200 times faster than Time Warner.
OUR OPINION: Thumbs up, thumbs down
Augusta senior housing, Skowhegan fire chief among items catching our attention this week.
OUR OPINION: Comic’s death may help ease shame of suicide
Coverage of Robin Williams’ suicide corrects some false beliefs about who kills themselves and why.
OUR OPINION: In sexual assault, burden for proving consent should not be with victim
A California bill would make sure that only “yes means yes.”
OUR OPINION: Detailed data about VA health care must stay public
Even Togus, relatively unscathed by the recent scandal, has room for improvement.
USDA falls short in proving rules make food safer
After much review, it remains unclear whether the agency’s proposal on poultry processing would lower rates of contamination.
OUR OPINION: Market Basket revolt sends a strong message
A loyal workforce is a powerful asset for a business owner who treats them fairly.
Penalties should reflect danger of distracted driving
Motorists who use cellphones are just as impaired as drivers who are legally drunk.