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Deadline for federal health insurance enrollment is just days away

by Edward Kane Special to the Press Herald December 8, 2017December 8, 2017

Go to Healthcare.gov before the Dec. 15 cutoff, or reach a certified health navigator online or by phone to get help with questions.

by warren watson Special to the Press Herald December 7, 2017December 7, 2017

With Operation Downfall looming, the writer’s father put off marriage, knowing things might be tentative.

They would cost students an estimated $71 billion, and place unprecedented burdens on schools.

by curtis picard Special to the Press Herald December 7, 2017December 7, 2017

Reducing the paperwork and financial burden will strengthen job growth and smaller businesses.

by Leonard Pitts December 6, 2017December 5, 2017

The president doesn’t understand that both took risks to oppose the mistreatment of black people, and both sparked a national conversation.

by Joyce Wilson-Sanford Special to the Press Herald December 6, 2017December 5, 2017

With the country’s institutions failing to inspire hope, Americans must nurture it ourselves to light the path to a better future.

Critics hammer the senator for voting straight Republican, but Democrats haven’t articulated their own policy positions.

Maine’s local and county governments should try to anticipate how to deal with changes in their population.

by Cathy Breen and Shenna Bellows Special to the Press Herald December 5, 2017December 5, 2017

The fate of this critical reform depends on who wins in 2018, Sens. Cathy Breen and Shenna Bellows say.

by Sally Chappell Special to the Press Herald December 5, 2017December 4, 2017

Still, there is a path out of this mess of inequity: Elect officials who will govern for the good of all people.