Letter
Megan Bachelder
Commentary: An ethical framework for animal research
Change is afoot in the controversial world of animal research, but it needs guidance from an adequate ethical framework. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency just announced it will drastically scale back and eventually eliminate studies testing chemicals on mammals. Veterans Affairs is considering a stop to invasive canine research. Earlier this decade, the National Institutes […]
Our View: Rise in suicide among veterans proves vexing
As the rate continues to increase, the Department of Veterans Affairs is changing tactics, and we should all pay attention to the results.
Maine Compass: We need a moral revival
The Rev. William J. Barber II recently said that we need “a transformative movement that not only will go to the polls but will also organize in the streets and state capitals as well.” Rev. Barber and the Rev. Liz Theoharis, national co-chairs of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival, will […]
Kennebec County courts Sept. 19-25, 2019
A roundup of cases closed Sept. 19-25, 2019, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.