poverty
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PublishedOctober 14, 2020
Leonard Pitts: Whitmer kidnap plot reveals a certain kind of entitlement
This sort of violence and bitterness stems from the conviction that by dint of color or culture, one deserves the final word.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2020
Commentary: Colleges’ move away from standardized testing during COVID should be permanent
When schools adopted entrance exams, they believed it put every student on a level playing field. But that’s never been true.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2020
New jobless aid to have limited benefits as more Mainers slip into poverty
Struggling Mainers have turned to state assistance to make ends meet since enhanced unemployment benefits expired at the end of July.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2020
Commentary: Head Start urges Maine’s senators to OK $1.7 billion in emergency relief
The preschool program has served families throughout the pandemic. Now it needs help keeping our most at-risk children safe.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2020
Tom Allen: Congress must act to keep students connected
Schools can’t reopen successfully without bipartisan support for smart policies to bridge the digital divide and serve rural and underserved areas.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2020
Maine Voices: To make America truly great again, move toward greater equity
Countries with adequate and accessible social supports are countries where more people can use their potential.
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PublishedJune 20, 2020
Maine Voices: It shouldn’t take a pandemic to raise awareness of the ‘homework gap’
A national solution is needed to ensure that cost or lack of infrastructure won’t keep kids from accessing broadband.
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PublishedJune 4, 2020
Maine Voices: Protect Maine’s immigrant communities from COVID-19
The virus’ spread among new Mainers can be slowed despite risk factors like the inability to socially distance and limited English proficiency.
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PublishedMay 31, 2020
Another View: Few legal resources exist for Maine’s poor
In the pandemic, impoverished people need legal help more than ever, but have nowhere to turn.
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PublishedApril 24, 2020
Maine Voices: A real world is out there. It invites our attention
Campaigns – for president and Congress – are not bothering to acknowledge our critical situation or address its causes and remedies.
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