For the well-being of every resident and Maine’s economy, everyone needs access to affordable care, regardless of their immigration status.
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Insight: The definition of religious liberty is expanding
The Supreme Court is finding that the right to practice a faith without government interference means religious people don’t have to recognize the rights of others.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: I’ve spent my working life fighting other people’s racism. Now I must confront mine.
An educator and former prosecutor is now doing the necessary work of challenging his own false stereotypes about Black people.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Hypocrisy abounds in response to Georgia voting law
Republicans lash out at big business and Democrats find some new friends, while corporations claim to discover a moral core.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Stop attacking transgender children
We need to remember that transgender boys and girls are really just boys and girls.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Flag reflects a nation’s sorrow
During this time of division, Americans need to remember how they came together in the past.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: When a disease becomes a crime
In Maine, we are still trying to arrest our way out of an overdose epidemic that keeps getting worse.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Don’t put Maine’s health care decisions in the hands of a third party
L.D. 675 could cost thousands of Maine patients and their families access to the medications that allow them to live fulfilling lives, says the mother of a chronically ill teen.
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Maine Voices: ICE’s actions tear at fabric of our local communities
The plight of a young man detained by ICE for a non-criminal offense helps show why local resistance to ICE continues to grow.
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The humble Farmer: April is the cruelest month if you’re trying to mulch the rhubarb patch
The same people who go on and on about the stuff’s generative properties are understandably mum about how one applies it in a 17 mph wind.