Climate change is not just a future to contend with. It is an immediate reality that is shaping major life decisions for Maine people from all walks of life.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Voices: Co-ops reveal the power in the concept of ‘we’
When they organize as cooperatives, people find that they can accomplish more when they work together.
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Tom Waddell: Charitable Choice Act turns back clock on civil rights
Federal funding of faith-based services leads to discrimination, the president of the Maine Chapter of the Freedom from Religion Foundation writes.
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The Maine Millennial: Vaccine requirement? No protest here
Getting a shot is the easiest way to avoid getting sick, whether it’s COVID or the flu.
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Maine Voices: To lead in science, we must reform immigration
We can’t afford to wait to pass laws to attract more immigrants, including more scientists, to this country.
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Commentary: On the climate crisis, delay has become the new form of denial
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Bill Nemitz: Next up in Maine’s power struggle: A consumer-owned electric utility
Tuesday’s vote against the NECEC transmission corridor doesn’t bode well for the future of CMP and Versant Power.
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Commentary: Thinking about a wait-and-see approach to COVID vaccination for kids 5-11? Don’t, says this doctor.
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that all children 5 to 11 receive the low-dose COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech, clearing the way for shots to begin this week. Yet a recent Kaiser Family Foundation study indicates that one-third of parents plan to take a wait-and-see approach for their children. As […]
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Jim Fossel: Maine senators sidelined in great debate
The national focus is on two moderate Democrats, leaving Republican Collins and independent King out of the conversation.
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After two wars and incalculable sacrifice, the Maine National Guard pivots to a peacetime mission
The COVID-19 pandemic is a good example of the guard’s shift from hostilities overseas to helping here at home.