Maine should have more pre-release centers where prisoners can develop skills that they will need once they leave custody.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Bergdahl prosecutor: Trump made my job much harder
Treating criminal investigations as a form of entertainment makes it difficult to seek justice.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Teachers aren’t to blame for COVID reopening confusion
Once again, a failure to deal with a social problem is dumped on the schools to fix.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: New Mainer eager to support Maine’s green economy
We must do more to ensure that all Mainers, including New Mainers, can access the money-saving and environment-saving opportunities afforded by clean energy.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Suffrage movement convinced women they could ‘have it all’
A century later, they are still doing it all – the vote, families, homes and careers.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: No schools in Maine retain Native American nicknames, mascots – that’s something to celebrate
The focus has been on the bill banning the practice in the future, but it should be on the heroes who brought about its end.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Suffrage Centennial: To make America great, vote Black women into office
Black women are uniquely equipped to provide inclusive, fiscally adept and collaborative leadership.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: New normal is still a lot of fun at Maine Wildlife Park
A return visit in the time of COVID is an occasion to share one-way trails with masked families, all there to check out a variety of critters.
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Maine Observer: With the write stuff, COVID can bring you closer to your kin
For one grandfather, letters on personalized stationery bridge the distance between Kennebunkport and Florida.
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Bill Nemitz: With Maine’s latest COVID-19 outbreak comes a question: Who’s liable?
Assigning legal culpability for spread of the pandemic isn’t as simple as it may seem.