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PublishedMay 9, 2019
Our View: Hubris on display when Pompeo talks about climate
As the planet heats up, America’s representative at the Arctic Council claims a melting ice cap would be good for business.
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PublishedMay 8, 2019
Sen. Bill Diamond: What went wrong with child protective services?
Good intentions won’t give us the answers we need to understand why we can’t protect abused children in state custody.
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PublishedMay 7, 2019
Our View: Maine should end ban on abortion funding
Money should not be the deciding factor in whether a woman can exercise her constitutional rights.
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PublishedMay 5, 2019
Our View: Maine Senate vaccination vote fails to protect public health
There is no religious right to spread disease, but the state has a duty to defend against them.
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PublishedMay 5, 2019
Paula Sparks, Windham: Turning over pieces in a puzzle
I’m a Mainer. I have lived my entire life in two Maine towns. I married my hubby here and we raised our family here and hopefully will return to dust here. I go to bean “suppahs,” make whoopie pies and needhams, eat “original” Italian sandwiches, red hot dogs, lobster rolls with mayo and fried clams […]
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PublishedMay 5, 2019
Jon Dubois, Sidney: No line is safe to touch – ever!
I wanted to go to my Aunt Flavie’s dairy farm to work with my cousins. My cousins were there to meet us when we arrived. As my mother drove off I instantly became homesick. My cousin told me that we had to go to bed early because we had to milk twice daily; we were […]
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PublishedMay 5, 2019
Elizabeth Dostie, Fairfield: Roots that go deep
It was the 1980s in Camden. I was a newly single mom. Often on the weekends my boys would go to their dad’s house. It was hard to get used to their being gone, a desolate feeling. Having their dad in their lives was of huge importance, but I was not from Maine, and I […]
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PublishedMay 5, 2019
Annunziata Graziano, South Portland: Learning how to be a Mainer
When I was young, I realized that I had a lot of friends whose parents were from Maine. And most of the time, their grandparents and great-grandparents had also been born and raised in Maine. My family was not like this. Both of my parents had moved to Maine for work and for its beauty. […]
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PublishedMay 3, 2019
Maine Voices: Teachers of color will help new Mainers achieve
Immigrant students need mentors and role models and adults need alternative pathways to credentialing.
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PublishedMay 2, 2019
Our View: Indigenous Peoples Day more than a day off
A new holiday will be a chance to reflect on a painful history that has been obscured.
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