The fault lies with the failure of our mental health system to adequately treat the seriously mentally ill.
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Charles Lawton: Maine has more at stake on health care than most other states
Growth in personal medical spending as a share of our economy puts the state at substantially greater risk if lawmakers fail to fix the health system’s problems.
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Kathleen Parker: ‘Family values’ party seemed to loosen up – then Alabama resurrected Roy Moore
The late Hugh Hefner led a sexual revolution and thought Trump’s election signaled Republicans may join in. But the party’s Southern Christian base had other ideas.
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Maine Voices: Trump’s refugee cap contradicts the high ideals that founded America
Those willing to risk their lives getting here want to contribute toward building a better country.
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Maine Observer: The library’s library opens a vast portal
The interlibrary loan department connects 10,000 different collections to allow a massive reach through time and place.
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Maine Voices: Ranked-choice best choice for primaries
A bill before the Legislature would let voters focus on one question next spring: Who would be the best governor of Maine?
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Jim Fossel: Republicans need to get 60 votes on health care
That requirement isn’t to prevent change, it’s to force compromise.
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Cynthia Dill: Let’s all stop kidding ourselves about the concept of ‘amateur athletics’
We should be well past being shocked to see gambling in the casino.
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Commentary: The future of Greater Portland
The metro area is booming, but careful leadership still necessary.
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Gina Barreca: Nurses do the heavy lifting of binding wounds and lifting spirits
Anyone who has ever been seriously ill probably has a story of the tough, kind nurse who helped them.