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Commentary: Census data distortion leads to baby bust myth

by Gerald W. Winegrad From the Baltimore Sun December 1, 2021November 30, 2021

The Baltimore Sun (TNS)

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Maine Voices: Child tax credit providing financial relief to working families like mine

by Lindsey Clancy Special to the Press Herald December 1, 2021December 1, 2021

Child care cost my family over $18,000 last year. Extending the child tax credit can help more women like me stay on the job.

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Sappi union president: Mills should support dam relicensing

by Patrick Carleton Special to the Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel November 30, 2021November 29, 2021

We need all representatives of the people to come together for one common purpose: relicense the Shawmut Dam and save 96% of Atlantic salmon on the Kennebec River.

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Scholars Strategy Network: Federal COVID funding will reach all of us

by Luisa S. Deprez and Lisa Miller For the Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel November 30, 2021November 22, 2021

This massive infusion of cash demands accountability, transparency, and oversight, as well as creativity.

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Commentary: Are dentists introducing America’s teens to opioids?

by Cameron Bullet Special to The Baltimore Sun November 30, 2021November 30, 2021

Research shows that first-time drug use often begins in the chair where young people lean back and say ‘aah.’

Maine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: CMP’s woes not the only driver in clean-energy project’s defeat

by Richard Barringer and Ellen Pope Special to the Press Herald November 30, 2021November 29, 2021

Three of America’s top 12 worst carbon polluters developed a playbook to crush other proposals to meet the existential challenge of our time: climate change.