Sheriff Kevin Joyce, the patrol and jail staff worked hard to keep the jail operating and prevent contagion during a recent state of emergency.
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Charter official: Editorial mischaracterizes our work to close Maine digital divide
We can connect Leeds homes still unserved by broadband at a fraction of the cost of a government-owned network.
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Leonard Pitts: Today’s America has given flash mobs go-ahead to loot stores
Everywhere you look, someone else is seceding from the covenants that make it possible for civil society to function.
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Commentary: Of course stereotypes are holding women back
A new study just documented a gender-based job-promotions gap linked to disparate assessments of ‘potential.’ Bias is the most convincing explanation.
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Maine Voices: Child tax credit providing financial relief to working families like mine
Child care cost my family over $18,000 last year. Extending the child tax credit can help more women like me stay on the job.
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Maine Voices: CMP’s woes not the only driver in clean-energy project’s defeat
Three of America’s top 12 worst carbon polluters developed a playbook to crush other proposals to meet the existential challenge of our time: climate change.
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Commentary: Are dentists introducing America’s teens to opioids?
Research shows that first-time drug use often begins in the chair where young people lean back and say ‘aah.’
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Maine Voices: Sierra Club backs consumer-owned power for Maine
We should replace profit-seeking utilities with a publicly managed nonprofit to meet climate goals.
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Bill Nemitz: Ringing in the holidays with a tasty Maine spud
Jason Briggs uses potatoes to liven up the season – and feed the hungry.
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Insight: Are we ready for more guns at protests?
The Rittenhouse verdict could make armed civilians a normal occurrence at political events, changing the composition of who is willing to participate