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PublishedOctober 13, 2023
Commentary: Election officials are quitting in droves. Here’s why you should care.
New research has uncovered a troubling exodus of local election officials – those on the front lines fighting to preserve and protect our democracy. Lawmakers need to act.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2023
Commentary: Question 3 aims to fix what’s wrong with CMP, Versant
Their rates are too high and their reliability is too low. And they’ve had plenty of time to fix both and haven’t.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2023
Commentary: It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It’s up to all of us to do something.
In coverage of domestic violence rampages, officials invariably say there is no threat to the public. They are wrong. The impact can be felt throughout Maine communities.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2023
Letter to the editor: Scarborough needs the investment in public school
Three years ago, my family drove to Scarborough to see a house for sale. We were early, so we killed time at a playground next to a shabby collection of trailers we would soon learn was Eight Corners School. Having seen schools in nearby towns, this was disappointing. Thankfully, our real estate agent assured us […]
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PublishedOctober 12, 2023
Commentary: Pine Tree Power provides a path to a cleaner, more resilient Maine
Under Pine Tree Power, Mainers will call the shots, not executives in a boardroom with one eye on Wall Street.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2023
Maine Voices: ‘Sweeping’ encampments makes sick and unhoused Portlanders even more vulnerable
Forcible relocation makes people sicker by causing isolation, infection and loss of medication. Instead, let’s make encampments safer and bolster public health and affordable-housing funding.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2023
Letter to the editor: Bemoaning homelessness gets us nowhere
I’m writing in response to a recent letter about a Florida couple’s Portland experience (“Letter to the editor: It felt unsafe to visit Portland,” Oct. 7). While acknowledging that homelessness is “no crime,” the writer somehow felt “unsafe” because of “the saturation of … (non-criminal) unsheltered individuals.” Indeed, the number of times he “perceived” these […]
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PublishedOctober 11, 2023
Commentary: Maine needs climate change action, not distraction. Vote ‘no’ on Question 3
We cannot work effectively with the utilities to ensure they comply with our plan to transition away from fossil fuels and modernize the grid while also fighting in court to force them to sell.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2023
Letter to the editor: Border bill is an opportunity for Biden
President Biden has an optics problem. Like former President Donald Trump, he wants to convince the public that he cares about stopping illegal immigration. But allowing millions of migrants to descend on our cities is not very convincing. So, like Trump, he now plans to build a wall. A wall is big and flashy but […]
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PublishedOctober 11, 2023
Commentary: The Hamas attack tore off Israel’s veneer of invincibility. Is there a sustainable path forward?
Bringing an end to the stranglehold of the occupation may be the best chance to break the cycle of violence.
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