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The Maine Millennial: Kids cannot learn until they feel secure

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal September 25, 2022September 24, 2022

I’ve been lucky enough to get a glimpse into Maine’s public schools. What I see is teachers and support staff busting their buns every day for Maine’s kiddos, despite being overworked and underpaid.

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Sen. Craig Hickman: With so much at stake, we must protect our lakes

by Craig Hickman Special to Central Maine Newspapers September 25, 2022September 25, 2022

What the Cobbosseecontee Lake Association has achieved in the fight against invasive milfoil is truly astounding, the state senator writes.

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Tyler Cowen: When immigration hypocrisy landed on Martha’s Vineyard

September 23, 2022September 22, 2022

When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spent public money to fly about 50 Venezuelan asylum seekers from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, the ostensible point — besides trolling and publicity, of course — was to show that immigrants are a burden on red-state resources. But his stunt reveals a political and cultural corruption far deeper […]

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Douglas Rooks: Post-pandemic, unions again on the march

by Douglas Rooks September 22, 2022September 21, 2022

Less than a month after a decertification effort failed spectacularly, the nurses’ union at Maine Medical Center signed its first contract — a historic achievement, possibly a milestone in reviving the union movement. As just about everyone knows, unions, until the pandemic, had been declining for decades, with their private sector membership a third of […]