State of Maine: When it comes to school shootings, it is always somebody else’s fault
What could be more heartbreaking than 21 people being shot at an elementary school?
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State of Maine: Nothing beats the personal touch during campaign season
If it were up to the two candidates, it would be a civil election campaign focused on their concepts of the role of government and their ideas for future policy initiatives.
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State of Maine: Party platforms unlikely to move the needle in terms of support
Maine’s two major political parties have held their conventions, and there were no surprises.
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State of Maine: Mills gets straight to the point in latest round of vetoes
LD 231 will allow unenrolled voters (“independents”) to vote in primary elections without having to enroll in a party first.
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State of Maine: Legislators wrap up business, prepare for Veto Day
The 130th Maine Legislature was all but done and dusted on April 25. All that is left is the postscript event known as Veto Day.
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State of Maine: Health care by the numbers doesn’t add up
We have created a health care system that excels in research, diagnostics and treatment but increasingly lacks empathy and compassion.
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State of Maine: Human connection missing from modern health care
It used to be that if you became ill, it didn’t matter whether it was day, night, weekend or holiday. “Your” doctor could be reached and “your” doctor would see you.
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State of Maine: More money, more budget conundrums for state legislators
In a recent news report about the state budget, a reporter opined that it is easier to pass a budget when the state has a lot of money. No. No it is not. In years when there is no money, no excess revenues, no unexpended balances, no bits and bobs here and there, legislators get …
