Columns
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2022
Commentary: Why we’re opposed to the Charter Commission’s governance proposal
We believe the proposal to shift Portland from a council-manager system to a council-executive mayor system goes too far, too fast.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2022
Commentary: Maine correctional system buckling under weight of staffing shortage
Longstanding staff shortages and an overreliance on overtime come with many costs.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2022
Commentary: An attack on a Maine school librarian is an attack on democracy
The professional school library community will continue to uphold the principle of intellectual freedom. But we need your help.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2022
Jim Fossel: Can the congressional races hold our interest?
The Golden-Poliquin debate disagreement makes the issues-based tack taken by 1st District candidate Ed Thelander look pretty good.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2022
Insight: Should our right-to-die laws be expanded, or are we moving too far too fast?
The same concerns that trouble opponents to the legalization of assisted suicide should trouble those in favor of it.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2022
The Maine Millennial: Kids cannot learn until they feel secure
I’ve been lucky enough to get a glimpse into Maine’s public schools. What I see is teachers and support staff busting their buns every day for Maine’s kiddos, despite being overworked and underpaid.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2022
Commentary: The fathers writing abortion laws are showing no mercy for daughters
Last week CNN confirmed what the optics have long suggested: Male lawmakers, many of them fathers, are most eager to punish women for having an abortion.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2022
Maine Voices: Modernizing U.S. foreign farmworker system isn’t just right – it’s critical
Farmers like us need multi-season access to the same highly skilled workers. Workers need that stability, too.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2022
Commentary: The quest to move party politics Forward will require other parties
In America, third-party efforts tend to be viewed with suspicion. What would help their credibility? More and different efforts.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2022
Commentary: Older Mainers paved way for Inflation Reduction Act’s health care savings
While we're celebrating the law’s achievements, let’s remember the invaluable activism of one group of outspoken Mainers.
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