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Editorial

Published
December 3, 2019

Our View: Deaths of working-age people are a public health crisis

Suicide, overdose, alcoholism and obesity are among the preventable causes of death that are lowering life expectancy in Maine.
Published
December 1, 2019

Another View: Pharmacists are not vaping gatekeepers

These professionals have much more important things to do than deciding who should be allowed to buy e-cigarettes.
Published
December 1, 2019

Our View: Workers hurt by health care cost shifts

As the government, hospitals and insurance companies pass on costs, employees get stuck with the bill.
Published
November 30, 2019

Another View: Speaker Pelosi, please replace NAFTA with USMCA

Factory workers and farmers are fed up with excuses for not cementing trade relations with our northern and southern neighbors.
Published
November 27, 2019

Our View: Maine medical examiner inspires no ‘confidence’

Dr. Mark Flomenbaum has not had a good year, and his missteps have given the state attorney general a lot to look into.

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Published
November 26, 2019

Our View: Time to rethink system for defending Maine’s poor

Questions about cost and quality should lead lawmakers to consider starting a public defender system.
Published
November 24, 2019

Another View: Sen. Collins’ bill would address drug shortage

A trade association backs the MEDs Act, which would create incentives to increase the supply of prescription medications.
Published
November 24, 2019

Our View: Impeachment inquiry proves justified

The glaring open question is whether any Republican will defend this constitutional process.
Published
November 23, 2019

Another View: Move quickly on FAA safety reforms

As Boeing's troubled 737 Max nears a return to service, are policies in place to ensure safe travels?
Published
November 22, 2019

Our View: Helping asylum seekers, and others, helps Maine

There's no reason the state has to choose between giving migrants short-term aid and doing the same for other residents.