Stalled U.S. immigration policy is limiting Maine businesses’ ability hire the workers they need to grow.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Voices: Chilling historical echoes in Supreme Court’s anti-privacy agenda
The erosion of civil liberties, tolerated by the most of the public, was how the Nazi regime took control in Germany.
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Scholars Strategy Network: The racist roots of gun control
After numerous mass shootings, like the massacre in Uvalde, Texas, President Biden signed “The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.” While this may seem, on the surface like a long-needed bipartisan step forward, we should critically analyze any legislation lauded as “bipartisan.” But first, it is important to note the racist history of gun control policy, which […]
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Maine Voices: Students say they are losing hope, and we need to listen
Teens report that nothing can be done to fix their school and nobody cares. Can we prove them wrong?
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Commentary: A notebook with family recipes reminds me of Ukraine’s strength
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The Maine Millennial: Abortion ruling will change lives
Women will have to weigh wether they should risk a pregnancy when a potentially life-saving abortion is not available.
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Maine Voices: James G. Blaine, Maine and the ‘wall of separation’
It’s fitting that the Supreme Court used a Maine case to permit public funding for religious schools since the prohibition got its start with a Maine politician.
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Jim Fossel: Dobbs decision will remake politics
The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade after nearly 50 years of letting it stand as established precedent is already having immediate impact on individuals across the country. The decision – perhaps the most consequential one by the court in my lifetime – will also have political consequences, not just […]
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Hilary Koch: In one fell swoop, Supreme Court turns women into second-class citizens
It’s a fantasy that restricting access to abortion care will reduce abortions, the columnist writes.
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Maine Voices: Women should talk about their experiences with abortion care
Maintaining silence about this common, safe form of health care perpetuates the notion that it’s something to be ashamed of.