I met with G, an asylum seeker from Honduras, in a large open space at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, last month. As a volunteer attorney working with immigrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, it was my job to help her prepare for her initial asylum interview. First, though, I […]
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: The Trump approach to health care: Break it and figure out the rest later
While the frenzy in Washington, D.C., continued over Attorney General William P. Barr’s summary of special council Robert S. Mueller III’s findings — the calls for “reckoning” and “payback,” the new, dueling probes pushed by House Democrats and Senate Republicans — the Trump administration quietly did something to remind us why Democrats are so eager […]
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York police chief: Investment in home visiting will improve public safety in Maine
Two bills before the Legislature will help ensure that more children grow up healthy and prepared to lead productive lives.
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Commentary: We don’t need Robert Mueller to tell us Trump is a threat
Robert Mueller’s final report tells us what we knew all along. In case anyone forgot, President Donald Trump is reminding us why anything short of overwhelming evidence that he conspired with Russia or obstructed justice was always going to celebrated as a victory. “A complete and total exoneration,” Trump declared of an investigation that was […]
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Aquaculture has potential to bring cascading benefits to Maine
With careful planning, we can make the state a hub of production while adhering to environmental and sustainability standards.
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Maine Voices: It’s time for nonviolent offenders to receive a second chance
Mainers convicted of low-level crimes should be able to clear their records and move on with their lives.
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Maine Voices: King, Collins should stand firm against David Bernhardt to lead Interior Department
His allegiance to the fossil fuel industry makes him the wrong person to steward America’s public lands and waters.
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Douglas Rooks: Show support for Merrymeeting Trail
The unused state-owned rail line holds promise, but it will need local support to get funding.
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Maine Compass: Maine Brewshed Alliance now on tap to help protect Maine waters
Craft brewers are joining advocacy and education efforts across all 16 counties in the state.
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Maine Compass: College students need to fill their stomachs to fuel their brains
Like many other Mainers with low-wage jobs, students are one unexpected expense away from having no money for food or rent.