Polluted waters and contaminated soils would make meaningless our right as Mainers to grow crops and raise livestock.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Voices: Building owners should do more to protect birds
With many new buildings in Portland, people need to be aware that birds cannot see the windows without some help.
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The View From Here: Native history is American history
The new film ‘Bounty’ places a genocidal policy against the Penobscot Nation in the context of Revolutionary New England.
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The Maine Millennial: Tribes still fighting for their rights in Maine
A proposed state law would undo some of the damage that has been done to Native people by colonization.
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Bill Nemitz: My takeaway from COP26? Goodbye, gassy leaf blower
Just home from Glasgow, a young scientist from Freeport sees climate change as a global – and local – challenge.
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Jim Fossel: 2022 looks like a strong year for Republicans
But Maine candidates can’t expect to be swept into office by an electoral wave.
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Commentary: Cover hearing aids, not a questionable Alzheimer’s drug
Chicago Tribune (TNS)
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Maine Voices: Advent vigil at BIW recognizes that this is a time for peace
On the next four Saturdays, join us for an hour in Bath to raise awareness of the need for a disarmed world.
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Maine Voices: Working together to break the cycle of youth homelessness
The scope of this problem is daunting, but major efforts are underway in Maine to address it – involving partners across various sectors and youth who’ve been there.
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Maine Compass: Build Back Better the next step in investing in America and its people
The recently passed infrastructure bill is an important step forward, but Congress must do more to meet the moment, writes a former chairman of the state legislature’s Transportation Committee.