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Maine Voices: Raising legal age to buy tobacco ultimately will help fight opioid crisis

by Dylan McKenney Special to the Press Herald August 1, 2017July 31, 2017

The use of nicotine leads to brain changes that can result in a higher risk of addiction to other drugs.

by John M. Crisp Tribune News Service August 1, 2017July 31, 2017

A new report confirms what we know but choose to ignore: The sport is just too hard on the brain.

by JENNIFER RUBIN Special to The Washington Post August 1, 2017July 31, 2017

And the demeanor of this unyielding narcissist will continue to be the decisive factor in turning off voters.

by Wayne M. Maines Special to the Press Herald July 31, 2017July 31, 2017

Raising a transgender child has opened my eyes to the battles that persist for her on a daily basis.

by Matthew V. Storin Special to the Telegram July 30, 2017July 29, 2017

The Deering High graduate went to Washington to cover the news but never lost the best of where he came from.

by Jim Fossel July 30, 2017July 28, 2017

Politicians aren’t very good at holding each other to account.

by Alan Caron July 30, 2017July 29, 2017

If we want to make any progress, we must wean ourselves off a culture of constant investigations.

by Steven Price Special to the Telegram July 30, 2017July 28, 2017

The gift of new sight through 8-year-old eyes is enough to turn a heart-shaped rock into a completely full heart.

by Cynthia Dill July 30, 2017July 30, 2017

Size mattered in the health care showdown in Washington.

by Garrison Keillor Special to The Washington Post July 29, 2017July 28, 2017

At least in my book, her going AWOL overshadows whatever it was that happened to Jimmy Hoffa.