The political battles of years past have left us with more robust civil rights laws than any other state.
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Maine Voices: Job-based health insurance no longer meets needs of employers, workers
Publicly funded, privately provided universal care would free businesses, nonprofits, municipalities and government agencies to focus on more important matters.
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Commentary: The self-inflicted agony of Emily Murphy
Each day that the head of the General Services Administration abstains from her responsibilities, it becomes harder to see her as a neutral public servant.
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Leonard Pitts: When it comes to COVID, truth will get the final word
Even some dying patients deny that the virus exists, a South Dakota ER nurse says.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: With COVID cases surging, Congress and Trump are failing the American people
Congress must act now on a relief package to avoid the worst the coming winter has to offer.
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Commentary: I took a COVID-19 test as a precaution. A week later, I was hospitalized
The morning I was scheduled to be sprung from isolation, I woke up feeling the worst I’d yet felt.
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Maine Voices: New Mainers face unique obstacles to homeownership, American Dream
Real estate agents, lenders and local and state government agencies need to work together to help families move forward.
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Our View: Rep. Talbot Ross reaches an important milestone
The first Black person elected to legislative leadership in Maine will bring a perspective to policy development that has been missing.
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Commentary: The swing-state power of Black voters is real
After the 2020 election, discouragement campaigns shouldn’t work anymore.
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Maine Voices: On National Take a Hike Day, make a plan to explore Maine trails this winter
In a year when we have not been able to gather with family and friends as we used to, our trail system can bring us together safely.