Russian tanks in Ukraine signal the end of the idea that free markets would bring old enemies together.
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Maine Med president: Lack of state mental health investment is major factor in ER violence
MMC nurses are right to protest, as emergency rooms have become a place of last resort for people who have a diagnosis but can’t access appropriate treatment options.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The humble Farmer: Questions that we do – and don’t – want the answer to
The former: Where Grandpa buried the family silver. The latter: What school food tastes like if it is made for a profit.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: We need more Black doctors in the U.S.
While Black doctors help Black patients experience a higher quality of care, the pairing is difficult to make because of a shortage of African American physicians.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Putin is playing with fire in Ukraine
The Russian leader has fallen into the aging autocrat’s trap, making a gamble he cannot win.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Bill could help college students graduate, ease Maine’s worker shortage
By reining in the withholding of transcripts over unpaid bills, L.D. 1838 will let Mainers get their degrees and jobs.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Conservatives need to step up, present a paid leave plan of their own
A middle ground exists between the broken status quo and the expensive and unwieldy proposal that was part of Build Back Better.
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Leonard Pitts: Canada, you were supposed to be better than this – or at least better than us
But the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ tells us that one of the last sane places on earth is not immune to the lunacy of the age.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: For one hospital, its food pantry means so much more
Farmington’s MaineHealth Food Pantry at Franklin addresses the needs of patients and employees and hopes to offer lessons about healthy cooking.
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Commentary: How Ukraine matters to Joe Biden
Presidents have a healthy incentive to do the right thing for their country: It helps their reputations, too.