Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins has supported policies that hurt Maine workers and their families.
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Bill Nemitz: Mainers can face COVID-19 head-on, or they can hide behind God
The Sanford preacher at the center of Maine’s worst pandemic outbreak promises the ‘pestilence’ will be smote from on high.
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Commentary: Maine needs to repair its child welfare system again
Overuse of foster care has traumatic effects on children and families.
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Leonard Pitts: 2020 is the year of our fragility
In the midst of calamity, one death serves as a reminder that life is precious and often gone too soon.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Grandmother would know how to face this pandemic
A member of a practical generation that didn’t complain, this writer’s grandmother would have met the crisis head-on.
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Commentary: It’s not minorities who benefit from unfair college admissions
Asian and Black applicants have been pitted against each other for scarce Ivy League slots, but the real beneficiaries of the process are wealthy and white.
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Maine Voices: Inmates need to prepare for life after prison
Maine should have more pre-release centers where prisoners can develop skills that they will need once they leave custody.
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Bergdahl prosecutor: Trump made my job much harder
Treating criminal investigations as a form of entertainment makes it difficult to seek justice.
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Maine Voices: Teachers aren’t to blame for COVID reopening confusion
Once again, a failure to deal with a social problem is dumped on the schools to fix.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: New Mainer eager to support Maine’s green economy
We must do more to ensure that all Mainers, including New Mainers, can access the money-saving and environment-saving opportunities afforded by clean energy.