With the passing of Carrie Fisher — one more blow to our collective psyche — it is easy to think 2016 has been the worst year ever. Not by a long shot. Consider just a few awful years: 1347: The Black Death, which would claim about 50 million lives in the next few years, begins. […]
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Harmon: Democrats struggle in Trump’s world
A Trump presidency will reverse many of Obama’s mistakes, and the Dems’ bench is very short.
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Maine Compass: Inclusive, sustaining environments still missing for intellectually disabled
Decades after Pineland closed, Maine’s rhetoric fails to create services ad settings that empower.
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Maine Compass: New model needed for owners, riders and horses
We should identify now what the Maine Harness Racing Commission will do with its allocated funding.
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Children’s books a chance to teach diversity
While I certainly do not claim that racism can be dismantled through children’s books, the act of reading — listening to someone else’s story — is a crucial component of ally work for racial justice, writes Elizabeth Powers.
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Maine Compass: New model needed for owners, riders and horses
We should identify now what the Maine Harness Racing Commission will do with its allocated funding.
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Smith: Put wind off the right shores
Offshore wind projects are coming to Maine, and they need to be sited correctly.