Bill Jeffrey remembers treacherous driving, helping neighbors and a couple of miraculous pies from Pat‘s Pizza in Orono.
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‘We had it easier in the wilderness … already set up for no power or heat’
Martha Bracy remembers the historic storm hitting during a 10-day Outward Bound trek across western Maine.
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Maine Voices: Looking back on 150 years of Emancipation Day celebrations in Portland
Old newspaper reports show us that celebrations of Black freedom and Black activism have a long history in Maine.
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Maine Voices: How expensive do concert tickets have to get before fans walk away?
As prices climb higher and higher, it’s very hard not to feel that concerts have become a luxury for the elite.
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Maine Voices: What’s your 2022 word of the year?
If you’re not happy with where you’re landing, then maybe it’s not too soon to start thinking about the word of 2023.
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Maine Voices: Redevelopment of Bowdoin athletic fields a cause for concern
In the face of risks posed by the PFAS found in artificial grass, the college should be proceeding with an abundance of caution.
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Maine Voices: We need to treat addiction before it gets to the emergency room
Many primary care providers like me are stymied by regulations that make it difficult to treat substance use disorders.
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Maine Voices: Time to stop the leftist tail from wagging the American dog
Only the rejection of the progressive left by traditional liberal Democrats can decisively tip the scales toward American healing and renewal.
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Maine Voices: Students think globally with help from Camden Conference
Through the nonprofit, I’ve discovered how to relate what I’ve learned in the Arctic to life in Maine in ways that are meaningful to the young people I teach.
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Maine Voices: Early childhood educators need our urgent support
Access to child care is a cross-sector issue affecting every working family I know. Our children deserve better.