DEI is short for diversity, equity and inclusion, virtues that have become a vice in today’s discourse on the political right, just like the earlier label “affirmative action,” which the right casts as “reverse discrimination.”

Another day, another dead New York City police officer, another grieving widow.

Beijing employs a famous fake map in its war to seize the South China Sea and Taiwan, the nine-dash line map.

L.D. 1718 would encourage participation in Maine’s essential support workforce through access to higher education. This will also help to attract workers to direct care jobs, retain them in the field, and look beyond salary for incentives.

The fact is that selling Bibles is a very American venture, and the Bible, particularly the King James Version endorsed by Donald Trump, is a very American book, in fact the American book.

We cannot afford to stand idly by as nursing homes and residential care facilities vanish from our communities. The Legislature must take immediate action by increasing MaineCare reimbursement rates and providing sustained funding to address this crisis. With federal matching funds available, there is an opportunity to leverage resources and safeguard the future of long-term care in Maine.

Reams of research show that we have become more isolated and, thus, more alienated from our culture. Out here in the boondocks, our basic culture may even be one of alienation.

The need for investment in Maine’s mental health care system is clear and urgent. We urge the governor and the Legislature to act now by funding the Maine Resiliency package of bills and prioritizing the mental health and well-being of all Mainers.

Happy 14th Anniversary, Obamacare. You have guaranteed 230 million Americans free preventive care. … Most importantly, you have brought the percentage of Americans lacking health coverage to an all-time low.