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To tackle nicotine addiction, we need federal resources | LetterI agree with the concern expressed about protecting Maine youth from nicotine addiction (“Susan Collins questions Trump’s FDA nominee about vapes, drugs for rare diseases,” Sept. 24). But if we are going to talk about protecting children, we should also talk about what has happened to the federal infrastructure responsible for tobacco prevention. On…

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Health youth nicotine addiction response

The cost of Susan Collins outweighs the benefit | LetterHow many federal dollars does it take to offset the rollback of constitutionally guaranteed rights of more than a half century? How many federal dollars is sufficient to offset the cost of previously defeated diseases like polio and measles to return to Maine families? How about the cost to Mainers of legally dubious tariffs or […]

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Biddeford-area legislative candidates talk housing, affordability and immigrationThe 3 Democratic incumbents and 2 independent challengers for state House and Senate seats also discussed education and the opioid crisis at Thursday night's forum.

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Would ‘Medicare for All’ increase federal spending by roughly $3 trillion annually? | Fact briefA recent analysis also estimated that the idea could reduce U.S. health spending by more than $1 trillion a year and save thousands of lives.

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What Maine women who remember life before Roe are saying about Susan CollinsMany women in their 60s who backed the Republican incumbent for years now point to her role in confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court as the moment when she lost their trust.

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Nirav Shah joins Troy Jackson at Scarborough campaign eventShah and Jackson sat down to discuss healthcare and how Jackson, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, would achieve his agenda in Washington, D.C.

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Maine Family Federal Credit Union service restored after outageThe credit union became aware of a disruption to online and mobile banking on Tuesday.

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Maine Senate candidates’ views on healthcare are telling | OpinionWhen it comes to Medicare for All, Troy Jackson seems to recognize the human element. Susan Collins only sees the cost.

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Border Patrol supervisor in Maine accused of modifying government computersA supervisor at the Port of Entry in Calais faces federal charges for allegedly swapping out government computer parts and exchanging them through an online retailer's trade-in program.

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Children’s influencer Ms. Rachel meets with Troy Jackson, praises his policiesThe YouTube star took to social media Tuesday to shout out Maine's Democratic candidate for US Senate.

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Feminists can find a much better investment than Susan Collins | LetterCynthia Dill’s Aug. 2 op-ed, “Susan Collins is a feminist’s best investment,” claims the Republican senator is “living proof for girls that the world is their oyster.” Collins voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, disregarding the credible accusations against him of sexual assault. His accuser testified under oath — at great […]

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Mainers need to wake up and vote smart | LetterMainers must wake up and stop believing that Sen. Susan Collins is a moderate. She and Lisa Murkowski trade off some votes, but look much deeper into her voting history. The Republican Party has spent Donald Trump’s entire second term slashing healthcare, childcare, education, science, disaster aid and SNAP — while still managing to add […]

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Op-ed grossly misrepresented Susan Collins | LetterInitially, I thought the title of Cynthia Dill’s Aug. 2 op-ed was a joke (“Susan Collins is a feminist’s best investment”). Instead, it was a free Republican ad for Sen. Susan Collins, portraying her as a friend to feminists. Collins is the non-feminist who voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. This even […]

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Health Brett Kavanaugh supreme court nomination controversy

Unanswered questions on MaineHealth’s Lincoln Hospital vote | LetterWhat’s wrong with this picture? Despite grassroots community efforts by the Miles Delivers Action Coalition and personal pleas by Gov. Janet Mills, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree and all three major gubernatorial candidates, the board of trustees for MaineHealth has voted to close yet another birthing unit. Where was the investigative reporting by this paper…

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Maine suspends payments to 5 providers amid Medicaid scrutiny from Trump teamDr. Mehmet Oz is 'more interested in politics than in combatting fraud,' Gov. Janet Mills' spokesperson said.

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Susan Collins still isn’t listening to women | OpinionWhen we tried to urge her to vote against Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court, the senator didn't give us the time of day. American women continue to pay the price today.

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Stunned by Hannah Pingree’s victory | LetterI can’t believe that Hannah Pingree won the Democratic primary for governor in Maine. Don’t Democratic people realize that Pingree worked for Gov. Janet Mills, who ruined Maine? Maine schools ranked 43rd in the country because students are failing in math and reading. Hospitals are failing because of the lack of doctors. Medicare is down […]

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