Hundreds of immigrants have moved to Maine in recent years, including those with expertise employers in the state desperately need. But many can’t get a job in their field.
2021
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine’s legal services for the poor need overhaul
We are not meeting the Constitution’s demand that everyone is equal before the law.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Black History Month: Maine’s Black history should not be forgotten
Three exceptional Mainers and their families helped shape the state and the nation as we know it today.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine eligibility guidelines for COVID-19 vaccine confuse, frustrate
Contradictions and exceptions within an evolving set of rollout rules trouble vaccine providers and those still waiting for their shots, but some in the field say they appreciate a degree of flexibility.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Flawed guidelines deprive Maine athletes of tourney opportunity
This school year, we really let our high school athletes down. This is the time of year that we in Maine would have been enjoying the annual Maine Principals’ Association high school basketball tournaments. Because of the contagious nature of the coronavirus, it’s certainly understandable why thousands cannot be in an enclosed building at once. […]
Posted inBooks, Review
Forced by poverty to retreat to the Maine woods, a spirited young girl comes into her own
In ‘Echo Mountain,’ the remarkable Ellie gains new skills and undertanding.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine public advocate: Floating offshore wind will benefit consumers
This is the course to protect Mainers from volatile fossil fuel costs, safeguard our coastal communities from rising sea levels and mitigate the Gulf’s warming.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Judge’s statue shows immortality can be fleeting
U.S. Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller was known for many things in his day, but his connection to racial injustice is not worthy of honor.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: COVID loss and COVID gain
The pandemic has isolated us so many of us, but it has also created new ways to connect.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Snow days less magical in adulthood
But if we want to appreciate these surprise holidays, we can look to our dogs.