The NCAA and others aren’t exactly coming to the rescue right now. I’ve put together some preliminary guidelines for coaches and teachers.
Maine Voices
Opinion columns submitted by the public to the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine Voices: Celebrate Maine’s pristine night skies this week
The connection to the night sky is weak for many millions of people who live under domes of artificial light. The good news is that we can bring those domes under control.
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Maine Voices: ‘Never again’ is not heeded by genocidal regimes
Humanity must understand that genocide is an evil that knows no boundaries – not of color, religion, gender, or geography.
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Maine Voices: Efforts to stamp out medication abortion threaten all women
If anti-abortion zealots succeed in banning misoprostol, it will be denied to patients who need it for many more reasons than to terminate a pregnancy.
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Maine Voices: Justice Thomas’ luxury travel and my brick
A judge shouldn’t take a gift if it might create the appearance of favoritism or using their job for personal gain. Someone who’s been a justice for over 30 years should know that.
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Maine Voices: Emphasis on revenue sabotages medical practices and hospitals
At some point, most of us who entered medicine for altruistic reasons find ourselves providing a declining quality of care.
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Maine Voices: Consider Jesus’ preferred pronouns, and true regard for the other
In Maine and elsewhere, transphobic legislation seeks to enshrine a dangerous and unorthodox notion of religious freedom.
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Maine Voices: Anti-trans obsessions have zero connection to reality
The term ‘transgenderism’ frames it as a choice. (Remember the gay ‘lifestyle’?) It’s not a choice, nor a modern invention.
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Maine Voices: Stigma surrounding community college sets everybody back
Kids enrolling in two-year institutions allow themselves the time and space to figure things out. Way more of them should be doing it.
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Maine Voices: We need to continue uncovering hidden histories, not ignoring them
Any historical material that illuminates the past and present is valuable, even if – especially if – it tells an uncomfortable story.