The preschool program has served families throughout the pandemic. Now it needs help keeping our most at-risk children safe.
Op-eds
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Is anti-Trump anger enough to propel Biden into the White House?
The fight this time around must be waged in the hearts and minds of those whose past political indifference helped land us in the mess we’re in today.
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Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: When the mail slowed, Maine postal workers picked up their whistles
Without front-line workers willing to sound the alarm, the postal service crisis may have gone undetected far longer.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Take a moment to thank seniors for their sacrifices this year
COVID continues to most severely disrupt – and threaten – our elders, who have faced the risk with grit and grace.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Michelle Obama makes clear that we can choose to be better than this
What lifted her speech was not its indictment of the current president, but its appeal to misplaced ideals of American fairness.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: What my students have taught me during the pandemic
Amid surging anti-Asian harassment, I’m heartened by these young people’s maturity, compassion and willingness to forgo their normal activities.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Rep. Pierce: Even in a pandemic, we can protect Maine’s general election vote
We need to expand voter registration opportunities, maximize the use of absentee voting and ensure safe and efficient in-person voting on Nov. 3.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: How to deal with China? Build coalitions or risk another cold war
The U.S. can’t go it alone in dealing with Beijing but must lead countries that seek the rule of law, democratic values and strengthened international institutions.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Anti-referendum ruling won’t end baseless anti-corridor arguments
A lot of smart, honorable people who work for impartial Maine agencies have to be wrong to make NECEC opponents right.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Windham’s unpaved roads are not just for the birds
Other kinds of wildlife as well as human pedestrians benefit from the slower traffic on dirt country roads.