L.D. 1501 recognizes that good oral health is important to our kids’ well-being, happiness, education and future.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Across Maine, we can do better to connect with our youth
Individuals, groups and systems must invest time, energy and caring into ensuring that every young Maine person understands how much they matter.
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Douglas Rooks: Nothing false about Biden’s ‘gaffe’
Regardless of the invasion’s still-unknown ending, the world will never truly be at peace again until Putin is no longer in power.
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Shawn Moody: Let’s seize opportunity to help immigrants build better lives in Maine
A bill coauthored by Sen. Collins slashes the waiting period for a work permit, and SOAR Maine will match asylum seekers with jobs.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Let’s eliminate ‘the million word gap’ in kindergarten
Reading together for 20 minutes a day when your children are young will bear fruit for years to come, says Maine’s 2022 Mother of the Year.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
The untold stories behind child exploitation
For survivors of child pornography, the suffering can last a lifetime.
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Maine Compass: Ethics commission moves forward with nuisance complaint against conservative group
The objective of Center for Media and Democracy is to eliminate voices from the public sphere, writes a former state legislator.
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Maine Compass: Dental bill would address child oral health crisis
The bill calls for expanding school oral health services to offer core preventive services for all public schools and for restoring the position of a State Oral Health Coordinator at the Maine Centers for Disease Control.
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Commentary: A double standard for refugees from Ukraine and Central America
The need is the same, regardless of geography, when people have to escape violence.
