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Commentary: Riverview’s future too important to decide without public input

The patients include our loved ones, and we all share responsibility for their well-being.

by Roger Bowen Special to the Press Herald January 2, 2017January 2, 2017

He starts off with little good faith, and his ideas for the economy won’t make him many friends.

Baked by two friends in a Maine kitchen, a 19th-century cookie recipe from Czechoslovakia remains rich with tradition.

by Joseph W. McDonnell Special to the Telegram January 1, 2017December 29, 2016

Will he take a hostile ‘Great Wall’ approach or attempt a more cooperative ‘Silk Road’ strategy of increased trade?

by Cynthia Dill January 1, 2017January 1, 2017

Among them: Crybabies, sore losers and gun violence.

by Alan Caron January 1, 2017December 30, 2016

This year, join a movement against stupidity.

by ERICA BURKHART Special to the Telegram January 1, 2017January 1, 2017

A single mom who relies on the health care law to insure herself and her daughter urges lawmakers to protect it.

by Jolene McGowan December 31, 2016December 30, 2016

Our society seems so angry and divided that I’d really prefer to leave until it’s all settled.

by Garrison Keillor The Washington Post December 31, 2016December 30, 2016

Thanks to our gizmos, small talk is uncommon, and a person comes to feel he lives in a hostile world.

by Amy Pichette Special to the Press Herald December 31, 2016December 30, 2016

Running a good program depends not just on funding, but on being able to plan on that funding.