The data show that whales are becoming entangled with fishing lines in Maine waters, pushing the species toward extinction.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: Opioids saved my life. Quitting them took 5 excruciating years.
You don’t have to be addicted to feel withdrawal symptoms and cravings when you stop taking the drugs.
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Maine Compass: Economic optimism in central Maine
Colby College has been a boost to the region – and it is not alone, says the executive director of FirstPark.
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Commentary: How we treat old chimpanzees — and what that says about us
The National Institutes of Health announced last week that it will be breaking its promise to move 44 chimpanzees currently being held in a biomedical facility in New Mexico to Chimp Haven, a sanctuary in Louisiana. Francis Collins, the head of NIH, said a review panel had determined that these chimpanzees are either too old […]
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Jim Fossel: Slow bureaucracy stifles new ideas
We can wait years for the Washington to issue rules to implement laws passed by the people’s representatives.
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The Maine Millennial: A rendezvous that’s worth driving through New Jersey
Even that dark force of the Garden State can’t stop this family from a much desired reunion.
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Commentary: With the impeachment vote official, the heat shifts from Schiff back to Trump
An anonymous whistleblower’s complaint about President Trump’s July 25 phone call with new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy teed up two questions for lawmakers in September: What exactly did Trump do, and how bad was it? It has taken weeks, but now the House may be able to focus its attention, and the public’s, on just […]
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Maine Compass: As stewards of God’s creation, we must protect America’s public lands
The Land and Water Conservation Fund – which uses no taxpayer dollars – should receive a full and permanent federal appropriation.
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Commentary: Facebook’s political ad exemption policy is a danger to our democracy
In recent weeks, President Donald Trump ran an ad on Facebook with discredited allegations about former Vice President Joe Biden’s relationship with Ukraine. Despite requests from Biden’s campaign to take down the ad, Facebook refused, stating the ad didn’t violate its policies on political advertising. Facebook’s new policy exempts politicians’ political ads from third-party fact-checkers. […]
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Maine Voices: Public land has special meaning for veterans
Congress’ failure to fully fund land and water conservation puts some of the country’s sacred places at risk.