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Dick Polman: Nikki Haley’s shameless, fascist-adjacent flip-flops

by Dick Polman Guest column September 12, 2023September 10, 2023

I’ll go out on a limb and take a wild guess that you didn’t watch Nikki Haley make a fool of herself on TV two weekends ago. I was reminded of a sentence penned centuries ago by none other than the Marquis de Sade: “Those who have no principles are never more dangerous than when […]

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Commentary: More and more, acupuncture complements other health care

by Jessica Peck-Lindsey Special to the Press Herald September 12, 2023September 11, 2023

The complementary health service, which is seeking Medicare provider status recognition, can offer patients relief and healing while they await their next doctor’s appointment.

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Commentary: I’m a Republican mother – birth control should stay legal

by Lisa Shumway Progressive Perspectives September 12, 2023September 11, 2023

Every American deserves the freedom to use contraception when needed and the assurance that the government will never take that right away.

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Danny Tyree: How are you in the best friend department?

by Danny Tyree Guest column September 12, 2023September 10, 2023

“So, Dan — what are you doing tonight?” After 40-plus years, I can still hear one of my best friends from college asking that dreaded question. No matter how many homework assignments, romantic entanglements and writing deadlines occupied my plate, Jack would invariably cajole me into some series of nerdy antics. I have felt guilty […]

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Commentary: Hunter Biden’s problems are legitimately his dad’s problems, too

by Jackie Calmes Los Angeles Times September 12, 2023September 11, 2023

It’s unfair that Joe Biden and Donald Trump are neck and neck in the polls. But it’s not unfair that the president is taking a hit with voters because of his son’s travails.

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Commentary: Above all, Maine needs welcoming communities

by Sarah Dawn Petrin Special to the Press Herald September 12, 2023September 11, 2023

Asylum seekers need more than work permits to succeed.

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Elwood Watson: Why should we care if a politician is unmarried?

by Elwood Watson Guest column September 11, 2023September 10, 2023

It appears some Republican donors are really concerned that presidential candidate Tim Scott, South Carolina’s junior senator, is a 57-year-old bachelor — and whatever implications that may entail. Top party donors are raising concerns about the fact the conservative Black senator has never been married. and want some of their concerns about the matter addressed […]

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The Conversation: Marrakech artisans — who have helped rebuild the Moroccan city before — are among those hit hard in the earthquake’s devastation

by Abbey Stockstill, Southern Methodist University The Conversation September 11, 2023September 10, 2023

A powerful earthquake that hit close to the medieval city of Marrakech in Morocco on Sept. 8, 2023, has killed thousands and injured many more. It has also put at risk buildings and monuments of major historic importance, among them the minaret of the Kutubiyya mosque, a 12th-century structure that is an icon of the […]