As the state tries to increase the supply of affordable housing, investors are jacking up the rents in existing affordable apartments.
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Maine Voices: A deluge of voices makes it harder to listen
Fair minded people have trouble navigating a debate where it’s so easy to attack.
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Commentary: A double standard for refugees from Ukraine and Central America
The need is the same, regardless of geography, when people have to escape violence.
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Maine Voices: We need low-cost insulin and diabetes support networks
This disease upends people’s lives and it is fatal without treatment.
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Maine Observer: Spring in Maine is ‘mud-luscious’
A text message about the change of seasons unlocked a lifetime of memories.
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Jim Fossel: Conservatives should fight for federal budget reform
Allowing the government to continue spending without passing a budget encourages congressional laziness.
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Insight: Guns in the COVID era
An expert discusses trends in gun sales and gun violence in pandemic America.
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Commentary: Permanent daylight saving time would save no time or daylight
The Sunshine Protection Act won’t give us any more sunlight, but it would mismatch what we have with our body clocks.
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Maine Voices: Nuclear power advocates need to answer some questions
Until we know how we are going to pay for it and how long it will take to complete a project, nuclear is not a viable option.
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Commentary: Indifference is the enemy of democracy
Across the globe, elected officials are seizing power with the passive consent of the governed.