It’s time for Maine businesses to wear that distinction like a badge of honor. Before someone else does.
Op-eds
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Collective action required to improve safety of all Maine children and families
Maine currently has no statewide plan or coordinated system for preventing child and neglect. Let’s change that.
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Commentary: The difference is that Biden gave the documents back
Trump’s retention of classified documents likely violates the Espionage Act because he refused to return them.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The legal system has never had an answer for violent kids
When very young children kill, it prompts soul-searching among adults – but very rarely any criminal charges.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Parents Defending Education is not at all what it says it is
The national conservative group and others like it are conniving to destroy public schools.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Clarence Page: Has Biden bungled the border crisis? He’s not alone
President Biden has been slow to move on the border issues that have led to asylum seekers being bused north by Republican governors. But the mess at the border crosses party lines, even if the solutions don’t.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: 50 years after Roe v. Wade, we must take abortion into our own hands
The consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization are especially severe for low-income, Black, Indigenous and other people of color.
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Commentary: Mainers could benefit from lithium boom if state politicians allow it
For a variety of reasons and ends, the U.S. needs battery materials. Maine has at least one handsome stockpile. Onerous mining regulations stand in the way.
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Commentary: Republicans want to cut Medicare. Here’s how real leaders would handle the deficit
The difference between public servant and politician has seldom been more stark than it is today.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Increasingly diverse U.S. workplaces will force more employers to be flexible
Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are by now common across America. So far, too many have been rigid, poorly developed and prone to failure.