Maine Voices: Rejection of LGBTQ youth can be fatal

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Published
June 22, 2020

Maine Voices: Rejection of LGBTQ youth can be fatal

It is time for older folks to accept young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning.
Published
June 21, 2020

The Maine Millennial: Imagining a summer without the Sea Dogs

We'll probably have to wait until next year before we can eat a cold ice cream sandwich in a hot seat in the grandstand of Hadlock Field.
Published
June 21, 2020

Maine Compass: Dad’s lessons could have made for an uncomplicated life

The writer's father lived to see his daughters get a better life. But was it?
Published
June 21, 2020

Jim Fossel: Bipartisan consensus possible on police reform

But as long as the Maine Legislature is not in session, no laws can pass here.
Published
June 21, 2020

Insight: Malaga’s legacy speaks to our time

Ruthless, racially motivated actions by Maine’s government a century ago expose biases that are still with us.
Published
June 20, 2020

Maine Voices: It shouldn’t take a pandemic to raise awareness of the ‘homework gap’

A national solution is needed to ensure that cost or lack of infrastructure won’t keep kids from accessing broadband.
Published
June 20, 2020

Rep. Fecteau: Unemployment system failed Mainers in 2017 and once more in 2020

Though $802 million in benefits have been paid out, too many Mainers remain in limbo because of a faulty system installed under the LePage administration.
Published
June 19, 2020

Sen. Timberlake: Gideon focusing on U.S. Senate campaign at expense of Maine people’s needs

The Maine House speaker wants the federal government to step up COVID recovery efforts when she hasn't lifted a finger here.
Published
June 18, 2020

Douglas Rooks: It’s time to rethink term limits

Two terms is a great tradition, but a lousy statutory requirement that unnecessarily limits our options for the best political leaders, Douglas Rooks writes.
Published
June 17, 2020

Maine Voices: ‘Being Black ain’t easy’ – but let’s use this moment to make real change

In the days since the death of George Floyd, I have felt a mix of sadness, optimism and exhaustion.