Maine Voices: We can’t stop human trafficking by arresting our way out of it

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Published
January 25, 2022

Maine Voices: We can’t stop human trafficking by arresting our way out of it

Human Trafficking Awareness Month serves as a reminder that we must recognize and repair the systems that create vulnerabilities to trafficking.
Published
January 25, 2022

Sen. Brenner: Maine is leading the way in defending abortion rights. Other states should follow suit

Restrictive policies within our state, like those that allow health care providers to refuse to provide abortion services to a patient, must go.
Published
January 24, 2022

Maine Voices: School choice the great educational equalizer

Every student should have the ability to go to a school where they can thrive.
Published
January 23, 2022

Jim Fossel: Beware of doomsday rhetoric

Trust in America’s institutions is weak enough without politically motivated hyperbole.
Published
January 23, 2022

Bill Nemitz: His patient at death’s door, this doc went the extra mile … or 80

The ambulance lacked a qualified caretaker – until Dr. Mark McAllister climbed aboard.
Published
January 23, 2022

The Maine Millennial: Organ donors have history on their side

Advances in medical science since the first human-to-human kidney transplant ease the way for donors and recipients.
Published
January 23, 2022

Maine Observer: To my grandchildren: Be creators, not consumers

Todays kids were born into an age of miracles, but the world has also failed them in many ways.
Published
January 23, 2022

Alan Caron: Why businesses must step up and lead on climate change

We can’t meet our state’s ambitious climate goals without determined action by the thousands of companies, large and small, in Maine.
Published
January 23, 2022

The View From Here: U.S. Supreme Court could cripple climate policy

In its opinions in the vaccine mandate cases, the Republican majority is claiming a major role for itself in quashing regulation.
Published
January 22, 2022

Lynn Schmidt: A Herculean burden awaits Biden’s response. He’s not stepping up

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