We Muslims and Jews in Portland seek to understand what our religious teachings have in common and what we must do to overcome those that separate us.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: Pine Tree Power provides a path to a cleaner, more resilient Maine
Under Pine Tree Power, Mainers will call the shots, not executives in a boardroom with one eye on Wall Street.
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Commentary: It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It’s up to all of us to do something.
In coverage of domestic violence rampages, officials invariably say there is no threat to the public. They are wrong. The impact can be felt throughout Maine communities.
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Commentary: Election officials are quitting in droves. Here’s why you should care.
New research has uncovered a troubling exodus of local election officials – those on the front lines fighting to preserve and protect our democracy. Lawmakers need to act.
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Rabbi Rachel Isaacs: Our Jewish community is in mourning
Pray for justice and peace for Israelis and Palestinians alike, writes a local faith leader.
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Sen. Marianne Moore: For our coastal counties, Maine’s working waterfront is crucial to our economic prosperity
Rockweed can be sustainably harvested and provide a solid income in parts of the state where economic opportunity is much needed, the Calais Republican writes.
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Commentary: Maine needs climate change action, not distraction. Vote ‘no’ on Question 3
We cannot work effectively with the utilities to ensure they comply with our plan to transition away from fossil fuels and modernize the grid while also fighting in court to force them to sell.
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Douglas Rooks: In absence of peace, war becomes inevitable
While understandably focused on the war itself, we shouldn’t forget decisions — mostly those by Israel, the region’s dominant military power — that helped bring it about.
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Maine Compass: Talk to teens about the danger of flavored tobacco
As an assistant principal in Augusta, I have witnessed students lose interest in sports, school work, extracurricular activities, and even friendships because they become addicted to flavored tobacco.
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Tom Waddell: Fight over abortion is far from over
Abortion is essential to women’s reproductive health care. Some conditions that make abortion necessary include the criminal or medical ills of rape, incest, intimate partner violence, illness or illegal drug use during pregnancy that affects the fetus, and life-threatening fetal abnormalities. Where abortion is illegal, women often resort to unsafe means to end unwanted pregnancies, […]