While we have great access to dental hygienists here in Maine, we do not have the level of training between hygienist and dentist. That must change.
Op-eds
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Commentary: Affirmative action carries on for students who are white, male and wealthy
The Supreme Court’s recent decision will do little to curb discrimination in higher education.
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Commentary: For Republicans, ‘Bomb the Mexicans’ is the new ‘Build the Wall’
Republican politicians aren’t interested in finding real solutions for reducing the flow of desperate migrants or for families harmed by opioid addiction. They’re into political gain, by any means necessary.
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Commentary: What Native American sovereignty has done for the economy of New York state
A recent visit to Oneida County opened my eyes to the vast economic opportunities that Maine is forfeiting.
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Clarence Page: At least the Supreme Court offered alternatives to affirmative action
The Supreme Court scrapped race as a factor in college admissions, but the Roberts court pointed the way to economic class as a better remedy.
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Commentary: Legislators must recognize that not all solar is created equal
The transition off fossil fuels is well underway. Maine can lead or be left behind.
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Commentary: What makes me a patriot and not a nationalist
True patriotism acknowledges mistakes in an effort to improve, so that one’s country can be the best it can be.
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Commentary: Affirmative action is radical Supreme Court’s latest casualty
A decades-long conservative goal has been met. A new fight over university admissions is inevitable.
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Commentary: After loss of rich explorers, let’s think about where we grow from here
If our attention span is large enough for a billionaire’s misadventures, then where else do we owe such attention, resources and care?
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Commentary: Maine Legislature should override Mills’ veto of tribal sovereignty bill
A deal is just that, a deal – until another deal can be made.