Our View: Expanding computer science schooling should be a top priority
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Maine Voices: U.S. health system makes comparing costs an onerous process
The single-payer framework isn't perfect, but it's better than one where patients try in vain to price complex procedures.
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Letters to the Editor
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Humankind must make enormous sacrifices to fight the crisis, from traveling less to forgoing food made from animals. -
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His unfashionable idea that governments should live within their means is just what Maine needed. -
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The former senator from Maine joined a group of fellow former senators urging the Senate to act in the national interest. -
But the young victims of Jeffrey Epstein, now adults, want justice and are calling for his plea deal to be set aside. -
They'd actually be doing the president and the public a favor, while showing Republicans do have spines after all. -
We should be leading the campaign to head off global warming, not fighting it. -
SAGE Maine is primed to advocate for this group, and offers best-practice training options for those who provide services to the aging. -
As a prosecutor, Alex Acosta was unusually lenient on a wealthy man accused of multiple assaults on teenage girls. -
Canned goods are certainly welcome this time of year, but money goes a lot further. -
The state's dentists are graying and few in number in places where their services are most needed. -
Requiring newcomers to have money and speak English before they arrive in the U.S. will unfairly stifle opportunity. -
We'll stay on a boom-and-bust cycle until we revitalize the industrial sector to multiply jobs and create education pathways for workers. -
Failing to address problems like climate change and the opiod epidemic leaves them open to being abandoned. -
Her final words of pride and her passing make her granddaughter stronger. -
Bruce Poliquin and his supporters are inventing problems when they just have to count to two. -
The problem is much more serious than public health officials and doctors are willing to admit. -
The company is wasting enough energy to fill a contract with Massachusetts. -
A mother's gift of four old school desks helped a girl discover her life's work.
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The proposal could hurt consumers and erode competitiveness – while still not getting Silicon Valley behemoths to pay their fair share. -
Judging institutions, subjects and majors in quantifiable terms devalues the impact of learning. -
December 8And you don't have to be wealthy to live in a dream house. -
Support our friends and neighbors by speaking out against this mean-spirited assault.
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The investments made in community programs shouldn't be abandoned because we're in a slump. -
President Xi bet that tariffs targeting American voters in the heartland would turn them against the president, but they have stuck by him. -
The Department of Homeland Security proposal would create an effective barrier for people from poorer countries who want to contribute to our economy.
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Although the attack brought out the best in us, it also encouraged us to accept the government's spin on the supposed dangers posed by a vulnerable group. -
December 7Come spring, let's hope we've made real progress toward restoring the social safety net that's currently in tatters.
Maine Voices Columns
Maine Voices columns (600-700 words) should include the author’s name, address and daytime phone number. They may be emailed to: [email protected]. Columns may be edited for length and content.-
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