And if your motives are questionable, do yourself – and all of us – a favor by sitting this next election out.
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Maine Observer: Sometimes your lips should be sealed
A late mother had her own code of honor by not sharing secrets others had entrusted to her ears alone.
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Jim Fossel: Tax reform requires bipartisan support
If Republicans are willing to make changes to provisions and cut controversial ideas, they could get the votes they need from Democrats.
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The humble Farmer: Hunter seeing a deer in anything that moves is understandable
Pareidolia is the need of the human brain to make sense, to recognize something in the distance.
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Self-care is critically important while caring for a loved one
Care partners need to incorporate mental breaks and develop support systems to replenish themselves as they do the difficult work of caretaking.
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Commentary: Gratitude may make Thanksgiving the healthiest holiday of all
Whether it’s 1967 or now and everything is going to hell, being grateful comes with a world of benefits.
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Gina Barreca: It’s not funny: Teasing out sexual harassment by the numbers
Is it blatant or hidden in plain sight?
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George Will: Why cleaning up college basketball will never be a slam-dunk
With more than $700 million in TV money to be passed around, the system is just too compromised.
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Commentary: No tax legislation preferable to what Republicans advocate
Xenophobia, trade wars and reductions in legal immigration make for bad policy and a backlash.
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Maine Voices: Amend Maine’s constitution for ranked-choice voting in all elections
It’s possible, even likely, that winners in ranked-choice would also win under the current system.