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Our View: Don’t allow President Trump to roll back birth control benefit

by The Editorial Board May 31, 2017May 31, 2017

Letting religious employers ditch the ACA coverage mandate threatens the well-being of millions of women of all faiths.

by The Editorial Board May 30, 2017May 30, 2017

Kids should be developing good eating habits in the lunchroom, not reinforcing bad ones.

by The Editorial Board May 29, 2017May 28, 2017

Confronting our past and telling the whole story is the duty we owe to ourselves and posterity.

by The Editorial Board May 28, 2017May 26, 2017

The Department of Human Services cut its budget by spreading suffering. That’s not reform.

by The Editorial Board May 26, 2017May 25, 2017

A 13-year-old girl’s suicide shows the urgency of the need to expand services to vulnerable youths.

by The Editorial Board May 25, 2017May 25, 2017

Raising the minimum salary from $30,000 to $40,000 is a good idea, but a proposal to create a statewide contract still needs work.

by The Editorial Board May 24, 2017May 23, 2017

Muslim girls at Deering High School get improved access to sports and a sense of community.

by THE EDITORIAL BOARD May 23, 2017May 22, 2017

The governor doesn’t know how to do the kind of work necessary to accomplish his goals.

by The Editorial Board May 22, 2017May 21, 2017

The LePage administration’s hostility hinders the transparent operation of government.

by The Editorial Board May 21, 2017May 19, 2017

His resistance to a legislative deal on ‘nips’ deposits is just the latest in a long list of policy stances shaped by his gripes and prejudices.