A new plan, set to take effect Jan. 1, is a slap in the face to people who spent their working lives supporting public higher education in Maine.
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The Maine Millennial: Trump doesn’t get military families’ sense of duty
People who make a commitment to serve something bigger than themselves are not ‘suckers’ or ‘losers.’
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Maine Voices: For many kids, distance learning makes healthy eating a lot harder
Kids are protected from COVID at home, but they’re exposed to digital junk food ads on educational platforms – unless the USDA takes action.
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William Cohen: Seasoned, trustworthy Susan Collins deserves re-election to U.S. Senate
Sara Gideon’s use of misleading claims about Sen. Collins is a Trump-style tactic that is inconsistent with the character required in a senator.
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Maine Voices: Reach out and help someone – suicide prevention is everyone’s responsibility
In a time of crisis, we must do a better job accepting mental illness as a disease that is no different from diabetes or a broken limb.
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Commentary: Will late Trump or Biden ads change the presidential race?
Given how well known the candidates are, the effect could be minimal – voters who are torn, unenthusiastic or flippable are going to be affected more by real news.
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Maine Voices: Time for renewal of Black-Jewish unity against bigotry
In Maine and across the U.S., both communities need to remember their historic cooperation in demanding that America live up to its promise of equality for all.
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Bill Nemitz: As the fools in Washington speak, the guns in Maine multiply
Trump administration official Michael Caputo needs a time out. So do Mainers who are frantically stocking up on firearms.
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Leonard Pitts: Is it too late for a nation engulfed in fires and COVID deniers?
Now the bill for ignorance and inaction comes due, payable in currency of ashes and fevers, blackened homes, congested lungs and death.
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Commentary: Trump tax cut was neither boon nor bane
Ignore the campaign claims on both sides. The 2017 law didn’t favor the rich or boost the economy. (It did pump up the deficit, but how many voters care about that?)