Police cameras in the schools and use of facial recognition software represent erosions of privacy that should not be taken lightly.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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The Maine Millennial: Losing her locks for a good cause
‘Hair Matters’ in South Portland makes wigs using donated hair for people who lose theirs from chemotherapy.
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Rep. Dick Campbell: Golden showing he’s no moderate
Since joining Congress, he has become just another Democrat.
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Maine Compass: To help women thrive in Maine’s economy, stop asking for past salaries
Sen. Matt Pouliot’s attacks on efforts to end the gender pay gap miss the point.
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Maine Compass: Solution to school shootings must come from within each institution
Bring family and school together, so parents and students are part of the same community and young people become each other’s supporters.
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Bill Nemitz: Democrats’ impeachment inquiry keeping Latin alive
Politics aside, the House proceedings provide a lesson in ancient semantics.
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Douglas Rooks: University needs more than a name change
The higher education system in Maine has been woefully underfunded.
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Commentary: Congress has an opportunity to lower drug costs – and there’s no time to waste
People who take insulin are among those hardest hit by spiraling expenses. A new medication pricing bill would help them.
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George Smith: Politicians should get out and meet the people
Public forums from our congressional delegation should be more common.
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Maine Compass: Domestic abuse destroys lives even when it doesn’t end them
All intimate-partner violence takes a toll, and stopping it requires seeing it for what it is.