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Maine State Treasurer Henry Beck: There are steps we can all take to fight fraud

by Henry Beck August 24, 2023August 23, 2023

As treasurer of the state of Maine, I have an obligation to protect Maine’s finances from economic downturns, poor investments and sometimes, fraud. It is important now more than ever that individual Mainers take steps to protect their own finances from fraud. As more of us rely on online shopping and financial management, fraud has […]

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Douglas Rooks: The stark contrast in style of two young Maine Democrats

by Douglas Rooks August 24, 2023August 24, 2023

Congressman Jared Golden has stirred up a late-summer kerfuffle with a social media post concerning his earlier vote against President Biden’s student loan debt relief package. Maine’s 2nd District representative was one of only two House Democrats to oppose the plan — later struck down by the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority — and he was, […]

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Maine Voices: What’s in a name? Our teachers should know the answer

by Barbara Thomson August 24, 2023August 23, 2023

Failing to get to grips with the names of every child in class has detrimental effects on children who are trying to find their feet.

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Commentary: Maine is not ready for an electric vehicle mandate

by Jessica Nickerson August 23, 2023August 23, 2023

When choice is stripped from individuals, free people and free markets lose.

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Commentary: Whale entanglement is a real problem, one Mainers can help solve

by Brenna Sowder and Sean K. Todd August 23, 2023August 23, 2023

How long before one of the few right whales remaining turns up in Maine fishing gear? Let’s not wait and see.

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Commentary: For parents, August is the Sunday of the year. I’m leaning in.

by Rebecca Knight August 22, 2023August 21, 2023

Braced for the onslaught of school and after-school scheduling, I’m reminding myself that I’ll look back on this daily grind someday and miss it.

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Commentary: The US bungled its COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Why no accountability?

by Cory Franklin and Robert Weinstein August 21, 2023August 17, 2023

Although the lion’s share of COVID-19 infections and deaths in the United States is over, Americans should embrace their inner Yogi Berra, who once observed that “it ain’t over till it’s over.” Indeed, a number of issues regarding COVID-19 remain active, including hundreds of thousands of patients potentially stricken with long COVID-19 and the mystery […]

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Commentary: For a democracy at risk, one small but significant step forward

by Robert Pawlicki August 21, 2023August 17, 2023

“A house divided cannot stand” feels uncomfortably on-target at this time in our political history. To compare Abraham Lincoln’s famous words to our current political intransigence may appear hyperbolic. But the reality is that our divisions are intense and deep. Politically, there is a sense of caution in talking to friends, neighbors and family. A […]