I was shocked when I read the front-page story (June 18) concerning St. Joseph’s Orphanage for Girls. I, along with my sister, lived at the orphanage from 1956 to 1960, and a dear friend of mine was there from 1952 to 1962, while my husband lived at the Healy Asylum (orphanage for boys) from 1954 […]
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Making a move toward a safer world
As health professionals, Physicians for Social Responsibility and its Maine Chapter are committed to the health of our patients and of future generations. Nuclear weapons present the greatest threat to our collective health. The United States is one of 189 sovereign nations joined in the multilateral Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, committing all signatories to nuclear disarmament. […]
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Federal lending takes on its own life
WASHINGTON — Among the many things it does, the federal government is one of the nation’s largest lenders. It lends to farmers, homeowners, students, small businesses, exporters and rural electric utilities, among others. Altogether, there are more than 100 loan programs administered by 20 agencies overseeing lending worth $3.4 trillion in fiscal 2015, up from […]
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Syria has become Russian training ground
The recent downing of a Syrian Air Force jet by a U.S. Navy Super Hornet fighter has produced another political confrontation between the U.S. and Russia. Until passions ebb, Australia has withdrawn its air units from the American-led coalition. Kremlin accusations of American aggression are propaganda. Syria is small. When a plane is aloft, every […]
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Mainers hurt by drug company tactics
We are proud of the work done on LD 1280, “An Act Regarding Generic Drug Pricing,” by the committee on which we sit, the Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development. This important bill passed through our committee by a vote of 11-2. Generic drugs cost, on average, 75 percent less than […]
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He took the high road, away from the abyss
The other day, a Muslim saved a terrorist. It happened just after midnight Monday in London. The terrorist, according to authorities, was Darren Osborne, 47, from Cardiff, Wales, who drove a rented van 150 miles to the British capital, where he jumped a sidewalk and plowed into a crowd of worshipers outside a mosque as […]
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Leftists maintaining high level of rage
“Why do the heathen rage and the people imagine a vain thing?” (Psalm 2:1 KJV) That didn’t take long. Less than 48 hours after the shooting rampage targeting Republican members of Congress and their staff on a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia, followed by the picture of Republicans and Democrats kneeling in prayer at Nationals […]
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Focus on personal identity leads to today’s partisanship
NEW YORK — Wednesday’s shooting at a congressional baseball practice was a ghastly example of the political polarization that is ripping this country apart. Political scientists have shown that Congress is more divided than at any time since the end of Reconstruction. I am struck not simply by the depth of partisanship these days, but […]
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NAFTA isn’t the bad deal some people believe
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is determined to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) — which created a single market from Mexico’s southern border to the Yukon — but the main political appeal of this policy rests on a popular myth: that “fair” trade requires the United States to have a surplus or […]
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Early childhood development gets boost from LD 1321
As early childhood educators, we seek to provide the best possible care for Maine’s youngest children. And I can tell you that we put our hearts and souls into caring for children. We want to meet their needs, help them learn and grow, and see them thrive in our classrooms and programs. Now, by passing […]