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Maine Voices: Don’t let the UMS furor distract from the task at hand

by Valerie Landry July 17, 2022July 16, 2022

The University of Maine System is an endangered asset deserving of our full attention and most insistent support.

by Charles H. Norchi July 16, 2022July 18, 2022

A group of University of Maine students find themselves on a multifaceted expedition this summer.

by Rita Daigle July 13, 2022July 13, 2022

The Supreme Court’s decision to overrule Roe v. Wade forces me to revisit a painful – and until now private – part of my past.

by Katharine Barrett July 12, 2022July 12, 2022

Breaking away from English in early education promotes empathy and challenges biases. Like so much else, it can start with a book.

by Mitch DeBlois and Hope Pollard July 11, 2022July 11, 2022

But if we continue to block large-scale, multi-year infrastructure projects like the New England Clean Energy Connect, our economy will not grow.

by Jacob Posik July 10, 2022July 9, 2022

The bigoted, anti-immigrant policies of Maine’s James G. Blaine was behind Maine’s ban on public funding for religious schools.

by Emily Ham July 9, 2022July 11, 2022

The shock of the Dobbs decision should mobilize people to fight for the whole range of human rights now under threat.

by Martin Jones July 8, 2022July 7, 2022

In a democracy, elected officials, not judges, should pass laws that resolve complex moral, spiritual and cultural disputes.

by Dan Possumato July 7, 2022July 7, 2022

US mines are programmed to avoid the kinds of longterm dangers that international agencies are trying to prevent.

by Ben Conniff July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

Stalled U.S. immigration policy is limiting Maine businesses’ ability hire the workers they need to grow.