Voluntary local efforts are good, but real action needs to happen on a national level.
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Insight: Presidential wrongdoing is nothing new
But Donald Trump’s conduct has pushed the nation into uncharted territory.
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Insight: Rural health care problems not covered by Medicare for All
The debate over which type of insurance system America should have eclipses description of other important policy matters.
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Maine Suffrage Centennial: Lewiston journalist was early, bold advocate for the vote among Franco women
Starting in 1910, Camille Lessard Bissonnette took a singular stand when she reached out to immigrant women in Maine and women in French Canada.
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Insight: Politics driving a measles comeback
Vaccine skeptics are creating a space for an eradicable disease to take hold and spread.
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Insight: Can we plant our way to a cooler climate?
Reforesting an area equal in size to the United States may be the best way to remove carbon that’s been building up in the atmosphere during the industrial age.
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Maulian Dana: Many still silenced after women got the vote
Native Americans in Maine did not achieve full suffrage rights as citizens for many years after the right to vote was extended to women in 1920.
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Insight: Learning to combat compassion fatigue
Feeling overwhelmed by tragedy makes many of us think that we can’t do anything to help.
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Analysis: Will Trump root out internet extremism? Experts are doubtful
The president is calling for tech companies to shut down rhetoric that could lead to violence, while accusing the same companies of censoring conservative groups.
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Insight: Is Trump stressing us out?
Increasing numbers of Americans report being worried or angry, at rates similar to the residents of countries like Iran and Rwanda.