The president can show his commitment to low gas prices by supporting the senator’s efforts to reach a compromise.
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Our View: With No Mow May, you can help the planet by doing nothing
Bees across the world are in peril, but Mainers can help by letting their yards go wild for a month.
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Maine Voices: Kids deserve a government that takes action to protect their health
The testing of Maine’s schools for lead in the water started last fall, wraps up May 31 and identifies a threat for proper remediation.
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Commentary: How to support caregiving children of wounded veterans
Feeling recognized would assure us that we do not face these challenges alone, an Afghanistan War veteran’s son says.
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Leonard Pitts: Trumpsters throw another right hook – and freedom takes a hit
News that Sean Hannity texted ‘Yes, sir’ to Donald Trump’s then-chief of staff points to a corrosion of the people’s ability to grasp the truth.
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Our View: Police must get on board with expanded Maine Good Samaritan legislation
Expected to be signed by Gov. Mills, the law’s expansion makes clear that saving lives, not making arrests, should be the focus at the scene of an overdose.
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Maine Voices: How Holocaust survivors first remembered their murdered millions
The effort to establish a new holy day in the Jewish calendar was the result of an extraordinary vision only a year after the concentration camps’ liberation.
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Cumberland DA candidate Jackie Sartoris: It’s time for us to lead in criminal justice reform
My work as a prosecutor with a problem-solving treatment approach is rooted in both compassion and accountability.
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Our View: Maine has what it takes to compete in space race
The Legislature and Gov. Mills were right to take the bold step this session of establishing the Maine Space Port Corp., which plays off the state’s features.
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Maine Voices: Can We? Project students provide an example for the rest of the country
Our hope is increased for a future where respectful disagreements lead to productive discourse that once again grounds a well-functioning American democracy.