Legitimate experts have relevant credentials, a willingness to admit what they don’t know and a limited focus on a few areas.
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Commentary: Say it – Hank Aaron is the real home run champion
One revelation has been missing from the countless tributes to ‘Hammerin’ Hank’: that his steroid-free 755 homers remain an all-time record.
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Maine Voices: To truly heal the nation, focus on child care
Access to quality, affordable care supports kids’ and families’ well-being – and it’s too big for businesses, philanthropy or even the state to handle alone.
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Commentary: Biden climate regulation is about to get tougher
By preparing to raise a key metric called the ‘social cost of carbon,’ the president signals that more stringent emissions rules are just around the corner.
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Leonard Pitts: Imposter behind the curtain is gone, but Republicans still lost in Land of Oz
Neither a violent attack on the government itself nor a direct threat to their own lives is enough to get a groundswell of lawmakers in the party to do the right thing.
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Commentary: Biden could curb right-wing extremism by ending the U.S. ‘forever war’
America’s endless wars have helped fuel a new generation of alienated veterans – some of whom join extremist movements. Biden must curb U.S. militarism.
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Maine Voices: Ending hunger in Maine by decade’s end is still within our reach
Working with elected officials and philanthropic groups, we must invest in strategies that provide not only short-term relief but also long-term solutions.
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Commentary: Celebrating school choice in Maine amid the pandemic
Families’ education struggles are made tougher by state caps on the number of public charter schools and enrollment in virtual charters.
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Maine Voices: Has delay become a strategy for blocking needed large-scale projects?
After 40 months of regulatory proceedings, CMP has secured every needed state and federal approval for the NECEC power line. It should be allowed to go ahead with it.
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Commentary: Still doubt that COVID is serious? Imagine the high emotional cost of a solitary death
I didn’t lose my parents to COVID-19. So, my sisters and I could watch and listen and hold their hands as they were dying of torturous illnesses.