opinion

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May 5, 2019

Maine Voices: Maine helped me escape poverty

The state gave me the support I needed to put my life on track. With better management, it could do much more for others, too.
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May 5, 2019

The Maine Millennial: Worried about aging? No. Do I want to look older? Well …

I understand that getting older beats the alternative, but it's hard to reconcile what I know with what I feel.
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May 5, 2019

Jim Fossel: Neither Fortress America nor world’s policeman is the right role for U.S.

Instead, we should engage with the world in a way that promotes not just our own self-interests, but also democracy and stability.
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May 5, 2019

Maine Observer: When ‘stepmother’ is a term of endearment

The woman who made a sad little duo into a happy family deserves to be honored, too.
Published
May 4, 2019

Gina Barreca: Ode to travel agents, librarians and other unsung professionals

Having information is different from having expertise – as we learn when we find ourselves in dire need of the latter.
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May 4, 2019

Mayor Strimling: Portland should pass inclusive sick-leave ordinance

The proposal will ensure that workers get the time they need to recover from an illness or care for a family member.
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May 4, 2019

Another View: Judge rules that museum can keep Nazi-looted art. That’s just not right

There's a moral obligation to make some restitution, such as paying the heirs in exchange for being allowed to retain the painting.
Published
May 3, 2019

Maine Voices: Assessment tests set up special education students for failure

The state evaluates and reports on youth with disabilities in a way that is developmentally inappropriate and fails to speak to their learning needs.
Published
May 3, 2019

Marc A. Thiessen: Barr hearing was much ado about nothing

The entire episode hurts the special counsel's reputation more than it does the attorney general's.
Published
May 3, 2019

Commentary: Help Maine’s hometown hospitals

By passing L.D. 1350, the Legislature can stop imposing unnecessary financial hardship on vital rural facilities.