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Maine Democratic leaders: Mainers deserve a COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights

by Troy Jackson and Ryan Fecteau Special to the Press Herald January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

This bill would require all Maine health insurers to cover screenings, testing and immunizations even after the state of emergency ends.

by Courtland Milloy The Washington Post January 14, 2021January 13, 2021

Black people’s concerns about festering racism are often dismissed. Will this ever change?

by The Editorial Board January 14, 2021January 13, 2021

But Maine lawmakers should not enter into futile debates on this emotional issue.

by Adam Lee Special to the Press Herald January 13, 2021January 12, 2021

But why did it take an insurrection to get them to realize how dangerous this president is.

by Leonard Pitts The Miami Herald January 13, 2021January 12, 2021

Calls for unity should not come before genuine repentance and accountability.

by Jon Healey Los Angeles Times January 12, 2021January 11, 2021

The country is sliding in more ways than one, and we can’t afford to ignore it.

by Tanya Sheehan Special to the Press Herald January 12, 2021January 11, 2021

For people with invisible illnesses like Crohn’s disease to become a priority when vaccines are allocated, our stories need to be told.

by The Editorial Board January 12, 2021January 11, 2021

Mainers who voted for Donald Trump need to hear unequivocally from the whole congressional delegation that the 2020 election was aboveboard.

by John A. Danaher III Special to the Press Herald January 11, 2021May 27, 2022

In whipping up a crowd of supporters to storm the Capitol, Donald Trump violated one of his most sacred constitutional duties.

by The Editorial Board January 10, 2021January 9, 2021

The job loss in 2020 was worse than any recession in the last 50 years and will take extraordinary action to bring jobs back.