By switching the focus from vehicle flow to pedestrians, returning to two-way traffic along Water Street could accelerate the revitalization of the city center.
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1st District candidate Grohman: Trump administration displays complete misunderstanding of opioid crisis
We need expanded access to health care, support for law enforcement diversion programs and intensive treatment in our jails.
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Commentary: Trump isn’t attacking NATO – he’s strengthening it
If our allies don’t invest in real, usable military capabilities, NATO will become irrelevant.
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Commentary: Affirmative action is not just a matter of black and white
The Supreme Court, and the rest of us, must navigate a more diverse U.S., where at least some groups outperform their privileged white neighbors in educational attainment.
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Maine Voices: Europe has spoken on cryptocurrency – the U.S. should answer
The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is best positioned to speak for U.S. interests.
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Commentary: FDA’s outdated rules limit vital blood donations, discriminate against gays
Screening to prevent HIV transmission ought to be based on individual level of risk, not sexual orientation.
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Dana Milbank: Trump tells a truth: It may be ‘easier’ to talk with Putin than NATO allies
As long as you ignore the Russian’s record of extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary arrest, restrictions on liberty, internet censorship, widespread corruption and much more.
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Maine Voices: Want better, less complicated health insurance? Push the narrative, not the name
A ‘single-payer’ plan is a target on the back of its supporters. But what about a ‘Medicare Public-Private Partnership’?
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State chamber official: Story, editorial on Pine Tree Zones misrepresent effectiveness of program
An updated consultant’s report shows the government’s incentives helped create a competitive economic development environment with a positive return on investment for the state.
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Leonard Pitts: Blacks live in a society that thinks they need to be regulated
All of the nonsensical calls to police over routine actions expose how many assume that ‘black’ equals ‘danger.’