White people can use their positions of influence to demand a more just society.
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The Maine Millennial: Imagining a summer without the Sea Dogs
We’ll probably have to wait until next year before we can eat a cold ice cream sandwich in a hot seat in the grandstand of Hadlock Field.
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Maine Observer: Remembering a dad in Portland who stood up for his neighbors
During another time of racial tension, one father showed what it means to do the right thing.
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Jim Fossel: Bipartisan consensus possible on police reform
But as long as the Maine Legislature is not in session, no laws can pass here.
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Maine Voices: Liberalism has changed, evolved along with our republic
What began as a philosophy of limited government now means government protection and a weakening of the grip of the elites over our democracy.
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Insight: Malaga’s legacy speaks to our time
Ruthless, racially motivated actions by Maine’s government a century ago expose biases that are still with us.
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Maine Voices: It shouldn’t take a pandemic to raise awareness of the ‘homework gap’
A national solution is needed to ensure that cost or lack of infrastructure won’t keep kids from accessing broadband.
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Rep. Fecteau: Unemployment system failed Mainers in 2017 and once more in 2020
Though $802 million in benefits have been paid out, too many Mainers remain in limbo because of a faulty system installed under the LePage administration.
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The humble Farmer: My ER adventures weren’t much like they are on TV
In Hollywood, I wouldn’t find an EMT who slept in a crib in the stern of her father’s boat, or a doctor who buys my rhubarb.
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Commentary: Hydro-Quebec spokesman silent on drawbacks of ‘deal with the devil’ power
Mainers have good reason to vote this fall to overturn regulatory approval of CMP’s western Maine corridor.