Amid corner-cutting on CMP corridor plan, citizens’ hands are tied
Maine needs more authority to conduct comprehensive environmental studies of significant and/or controversial projects.
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Councilor Duson: City Council working hard to address Portland’s housing crisis
Regulatory changes and major investments are meant to keep Portland a place where new workers and longtime residents can thrive.
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Mike Michaud: I’m supporting Mike Bloomberg for president
At a time when Washington is trying hard to roll back progress on issues like the environment and health care, he'll move us forward.
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Michelle Malkin's Sabattus appearance 'was an obvious provocation by college students steeped in a violent and dangerous worldview.'
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January 23Recent disconnect notices that contradict state law are but the latest example of a utility that's in the dark.
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January 23A group seeking to restrict offshore leases is starting a feud among interests that should be working together.
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January 23To meet the need, however, lawmakers will have to increase compensation for direct care workers.
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January 23The Maine Legislature can't run a deficit, so tax cuts come at the cost of vital services.
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January 23New campaign finance regulations are needed to keep the wealthiest Americans from buying federal elections.
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The president should understand that a preordained judgment of 'not guilty' isn't much of one at all.
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The state is encouraging people to switch to copper ammunition, and Mainers should listen.
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If shipyard managers want productivity to rise and labor-hour costs to fall, they should look to the Golden Rule.
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It's becoming too common for passengers to show up at the Portland International Jetport with loaded guns they forgot they were carrying.
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A Maine artist bears witness to the crisis in a show that moves both native-born Americans and newcomers.
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The 10th anniversary of Citizens United underscores the importance of my Reform Agenda in the U.S. Senate.
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The increases in substance abuse, suicide and obesity are related, and need to be treated that way.
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January 20A former state senator argues that the company is more than meeting the hiring goals imposed when it received a tax break.
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January 19Dave Bakis spent 12 years traveling through 40 countries to help kids in need. Then, just before Christmas, he took his own life.
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Unless some Republicans break ranks, this won't be a trial – it will be a cover-up.
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Big money sports don't have room for the gamesmanship of yesteryear.
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A Maine resident feels very comfortable visiting her hometown's namesake.
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These relationships are the foundation upon which we build Dr. King's 'beloved community' and work toward racial healing.
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The governor of Maine presumes she knows more than the people of Maine about what would be good for them.
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The government encouraged borrowing by teenagers that no private-sector lender would have approved.
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Sen. Susan Collins is no longer a reliable advocate for the thousands of Mainers in need of affordable, high-quality sexual and reproductive care.
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Part-time professors create courses, give lectures, spend hours grading and help students think critically – but they'd make more in fast food.
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The tougher that the U.K., Germany and France get on Tehran, the more likely the U.S. nuclear strategy will work.
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In real life – and in my kitchen – hearing loss and dueling New England accents get in the way.
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An ugly moment last week in Skowhegan shows why transgender students need gender-neutral bathrooms.
Maine Voices Columns
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