Three bills would invest in programs across the state that train carpenters, welders, electricians, builders and other essential workers.
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Maine Voices: In times of grief, brothers and sisters are often forgotten
There is a hierarchy of grief, and our understandable sympathy for parents and children should not overwhelm the support that siblings need.
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Commentary: We’ll need to end sick-at-work culture
People who stay at home when they are sick are not letting their co-workers down.
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Maine Voices: Power line referendum sets a dangerous precedent
Everyone should know that they will get a permit if they meet all of the regulatory standards.
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Bill Nemitz: For Portland nonprofit, saving the world just got a lot tougher
Partners for World Health, a lifeline for those in desperate need of medical supplies and services, now grapples with the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
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The Maine Millennial: It’s not liberal arts colleges that turn kids liberal
But meeting people from other walks of life does tend to open minds.
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Jim Fossel: No need to raise Maine governor’s salary
There is no shortage of qualified people willing to run for an office that is supposed to be underpaid.
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Maine Observer: Escape from the day-to-day with ‘low travel’
Nine months of rescuing animals in Southeast Asia was a way this Maine writer was able to recharge.
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Maine Voices: 2020 candidates must address Maine housing poverty issues
Thousands of the state’s households spend over half their income on rent.
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Commentary: Voters’ failure of imagination doomed Warren’s campaign
We will believe that a woman can be president after we’ve seen a woman president. That’s a problem.