Trans-species viruses hold the potential for great harm.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: How an enslaved woman became a free Maine resident
Brought to Bath by her owners on a trip up North, Clara Battease escaped with the help of the local free black community.
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Bill Nemitz: Got blood? In Maine and beyond, it’s needed more than ever
Battered by a pandemic that shut down drives and scared away donors, health officials warn that the blood supply is running dangerously low.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Defunding police would help them, too
Stop requiring them to deal with every social problem and reinvest some of their budget where it would do more good.
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Sen. Scott Cyrway: CMP project would raise risk of wildfires
Don’t let Maine suffer the same fate as California.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Pro-BLM politicians struggle to explain pandemic protest hypocrisy
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Commentary: Maine senators must reject Trump consumer safety nominee
Confirming Nancy Beck would leave us all – especially firefighters and children – in danger of exposure to dangerous chemicals in our products.
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Tom Waddell: The president’s incompetence
The inept handling of the coronavirus is only one example.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: We can do better by Mainers with intellectual disabilities, their caregivers
Federal COVID aid can boost front-line workers’ pay and ensure internet access for every disabled child.
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Commentary: No one is above the law – end ‘qualified immunity’ for police
In Augusta and Washington, lawmakers should take steps to address violations of the Constitution by the officers sworn to uphold it.