The state’s tribes are still waiting for access to rights and benefits enjoyed by hundreds of tribes across the nation.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Faye Flam: Hunger and obesity are the same problem in the US
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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Maine Voices: A pandemic casualty: the funeral services that allowed us to mourn
There is no substitute for gathering in person – it can knit us, emotionally, as one.
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Jim Fossel: In Maine, nationwide, this election may come down to the wire
Will voters care more about fiscal and public safety issues, or will they prioritize abortion rights and concerns about democracy?
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Hilary Koch: Tiffany Bond deserves more attention in 2nd District race
Bruce Poliquin and Jared Golden are getting all the press, even though Bond offers substantive ideas for helping Maine. It reeks of sexism.
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The Maine Millennial: Get your abortion pills before you need them
Mifepristone and misoprostol are safer than Tylenol. And by keeping them on hand, I won’t be putting my future in anyone’s hands but my own.
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Maine Voices: We have a rare opportunity to improve local libraries
A Senate appropriations bill includes $20 million in federal funding for library buildings nationally.
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Maine Compass: Press Congress to pass Golden’s bill for Wabanaki rights
A great injustice has been perpetrated upon the Wabanaki tribes in Maine by the 1980 federal Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act and the state’s Maine Implementing Act — the Settlement Acts. This injustice, according to the 2014 Report of the United Nations Rapporteur, has resulted in extreme poverty, loss of Wabanaki control over their […]
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Maine Voices: Open your eyes: Domestic abuse is all around us
More than half the time when I mention domestic abuse to someone in Maine, they tell me they too were terrorized by someone they loved, or that this happened to their mother, grandmother, sister or daughter.
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Douglas Rooks: With NECEC, ‘the law’s delay’ is getting out of hand
Maine’s judicial system is working slowly, and we are all losing because of it.