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PublishedSeptember 10, 2022
Maine Voices: How to remove obstacles on our path to universal health care
Final approval or rejection of a state-based universal health care plan could be left to voters, rather than politicians.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2022
Commentary: My case for Charter Commission proposals, one by one
I’m one of the 12 commissioners who worked on the measures, and I’m urging Portlanders to vote yes on all eight.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2022
Maine Voices: More effort must be made to protect children in state care
Meaningful reform of Maine’s Office of Child and Family Services will require input from people with firsthand experience of its workings.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2022
Commentary: Do ‘Trump judges’ exist? We’re about to find out.
Executive privilege is a privilege of the office, not the person who occupies it.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2022
Maine Voices: Casco Bay Trail faces an important test. Let’s hope it passes.
The challenges of the last several years have only strengthened people’s love for the outdoors. A multi-use off-road loop is the way to go.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2022
Commentary: Closing schools should be the last option in a pandemic
Education losses might have been justified if it could be shown remote learning saved children’s lives. It can’t.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2022
Leonard Pitts: Trying to persuade Trump Republicans is a waste of time
For once, President Biden called it as he saw it. MAGA believers thought he was dreadfully unkind.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2022
Commentary: It’s all downhill for Portland food trucks on Cutter Street
A failed lottery followed by a failed pilot program has left food truck owners like us down 40 percent so far this year.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2022
Maine Voices: The next American climate disaster can be averted
A huge oil drilling project known as Willow is set for the North Slope of Alaska. The plan makes a mockery of U.S. climate commitments.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2022
Maine Voices: Portland cannot afford to eliminate the tipped wage
Tipped income provides a great living for many workers in the city. The proposal for an $18-an-hour minimum wage would take that away.
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