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Maine Compass: Take Jan. 6 to search for your own ‘Epiphany’

by Jack Fles For Central Maine News January 6, 2023January 5, 2023

An epiphany is an “aha” moment, a moment of clarity, when one intuitively sees the true nature or meaning of something. It is a sudden revelation or realization of a truth of great significance. An Epiphany is a moment when you suddenly feel that you understand. The word “epiphany” is from Koine Greek, the language […]

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Maine Voices: As the West shrugs, the world’s first Christians are being starved, ethnically cleansed

by Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte From the Press Herald January 6, 2023January 5, 2023

The U.S. and the EU must take a stronger stance on Azerbaijan’s brutal blockade of 120,000 civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh, or else the second Armenian Genocide is on our doorstep.

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Maine Voices: Remote work is not a solution for all individuals with disabilities

by Stephen Murphy From the Press Herald January 5, 2023January 4, 2023

It’s high time we tackle the prejudice that causes disproportionate hardship and possible job loss for people with disabilities who are performing those jobs satisfactorily.

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Douglas Rooks: GOP’s obstructionism turns on itself

by Douglas Rooks For Central Maine News January 5, 2023January 4, 2023

The party has chosen chaos over governing for far too long.

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Maine Voices: Is America moving toward a new isolationism?

by Dylan Leighton From the Press Herald January 4, 2023January 3, 2023

President Biden has pledged that Ukraine will ‘never stand alone’ as it continue its fight. That’s not only up to him.

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Maine Voices: A big bipartisan opportunity to strengthen Maine’s democracy

by Kiernan Majerus-Collins From the Press Herald January 4, 2023January 3, 2023

The absence of ranked-choice voting in state elections and the system of unelected constitutional officers deprive Mainers of their right to full and fair government.

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Maine Voices: CMP is an albatross around the neck of Maine businesses

by John Costin From the Press Herald January 3, 2023January 2, 2023

It doesn’t have to be this bad. The opportunity to replace Central Maine Power with a nonprofit consumer-owned utility must be seized.

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Maine Compass: How to use clean energy to beat inflation

by Peter Garrett For Central Maine News January 3, 2023January 2, 2023

Just before the mid-term elections, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act. It includes money-saving subsidies intended to transform our economy from fossil fuels to clean energy sources, while reducing our nation’s emissions 40% by 2030. The shift will result in cost savings for all who take advantage. Better yet for the federal deficit, the subsidies […]