Look out for real-life opportunities to teach young people about spending and saving. That type of financial lesson is more likely to stay with you.
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Commentary: Support child care staff – the workforce behind Maine’s workforce
State and federal investment in child care will be foundational to growing Maine’s economy.
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Commentary: Whistleblower or traitor? How to think about the Pentagon leaks
When it comes to leaking classified information, context matters.
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Commentary: Stop entangling the right whale – in red tape
For the species as a whole, there is still cause for hope — as long as our elected leaders stop sidelining science-based strategies.
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Commentary: Fox News settled Dominion’s killer lawsuit. Is the public left empty-handed?
The network paid its way out of a bruising trial. “A ringing endorsement for truth and democracy?” Not even close.
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Jim Fossel: Supposed replacement for electoral college is flawed
If you’re interested in directly electing a president by national popular vote, you owe it to yourself to go about it another way.
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The Maine Millennial: You don’t need to be superhuman to be an organ donor
Most people can’t imagine themselves donating an organ to a stranger, assuming someone who does it is different in some fundamental way. That’s just not true.
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Rep. Ducharme: We’ve been overtaxing Mainers – the proof is in the numbers
Let’s stop extracting more money than we need to run our government.
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Commentary: Land-based aquaculture trade-off is too great
The pollution caused by fish farming should be rejected by everybody who has a stake in Maine’s waters.
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The humble Farmer: Shower installation has been a learning experience
When it comes to telling funny stories on a stage, the circumstances have more to do with the success than anything you say or do. I imagine the same is true of installing shower units.