Where the country is headed is anyone's guess. What's clear is that the abortion debate and any wider culture war are proceeding along very different trajectories. Read More
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The world is growing older. Except for Africa south of the Sahara, the average age is increasing. There are more old people thanks to medical advances that, together with lifestyle changes, help prolong life. At the same time, there are fewer young people as parents choose… Read More
Limited Warranty. Read More
Maine has one more chance to get this right. Read More
Letters for Saturday, May 25, 2019: Take a bow, Internet Safety Month, free family planning worldwide Read More
For those who are not ready to put insects on their menu or to go vegan, locally produced or caught seafood are green and healthy choices. Read More
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. One of… Read More
Bringing up the issue of age is a fairly dangerous game, particularly for people that are running against older candidates. Read More
How would a war against Iran end? We need a plausible answer before we start one. Read More
The public health risks associated with allowing the current status quo of youth tobacco use to continue are simply unacceptable. Read More
We need to act now and to establish the policies that will diminish the risk from bad actors who seek to use our own strengths against us. Read More
McGahn's presence would send a powerful message that mere words in a written report — one that few Americans have read — just can't convey. Read More
Democrats are right not to emulate Trump's insults, falsehoods and extreme partisanship as they go about their legitimate inquiries. Read More
Infrastructure is not a partisan issue. It is an American priority. Our nation's leaders must find common cause and once again make America a global leader on infrastructure. Read More
Too few gun owners appreciate the risks posed by household firearms to children, let alone how that risk can be improved with safe storage practices. Read More
Food packaging plays an important role for households across our state, keeping our produce fresh, saving us money and preventing food waste. Read More
The extremism of what New York did — and Virginia attempted to do — invited the extremism of Alabama, Georgia and other pro-life states. Read More
Shortly before former Vice President Joe Biden announced his candidacy for president in 2020, two women came forward, claiming that Mr. Biden touched them in the past — on their head, on their shoulder — "invading their personal space," and they were angry! Read More
While some Maine industries continue to struggle to fill their open jobs, others are thriving by actively recruiting and supporting our newest Mainers — immigrants from around the world — as their skilled employees. Read More
Mainers deserve the assurance of knowing that their privacy will be respected and protected by every big company they interact with online. Read More
The immigration plan, announced by President Donald Trump last week, is un-American. It disappoints everyone who dreams of moving to American. Read More
While some men do awful things or blithely take their privilege for granted, tens of millions of American men face issues that are ravaging their lives. Read More
Great powers fight more wars than anybody else, even if, like the United States today, they have no hostile neighbors. Read More
I'm going to go out on a limb and predict that Bill de Blasio won't be the nominee, but that doesn't mean he couldn't affect other contenders. Read More
it’s problematic in that people are often unaware of how fragile and strained the Emergency Medical Services system is. Read More
President Donald Trump's protectionist trade policies have backfired on farmers who are seeing their access to foreign markets dry up as a result. Read More
What if we helped people to return to community, began a healing process and lowered the number of beds we need? Read More
The trade war between the U.S. and China escalates. Read More
