DHHS, the AG’s Office and the Maine Child Welfare Action Network can all keep families strong by improving systems, services, connections and prevention.
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Commentary: Gov. Mills outlines bold energy vision in State of the Budget address
Let’s start using the vast, clean and free resources of wind and solar to provide our electricity while creating good jobs for Mainers.
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Commentary: Offshore wind is Maine’s opportunity of a century
The economic, climate and energy benefits of locally designed and constructed wind technology promise to be monumental for our state.
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Commentary: Make sure that young people in your Maine community know they matter
Notice them, show interest in their lives, listen to what they say and prioritize what they have to contribute. Let’s all push back against a youth mental health crisis.
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Commentary: Put parents back where they belong – the center of their children’s education
Some are trying to shift the space occupied by Maine mothers and fathers, but a great deal of work is being done to reverse this trend.
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Commentary: The first year of war in Ukraine has defied predictions
Whether because of his isolation, his stubbornness or his delusions of grandeur, Vladimir Putin has placed the country he loves so much into an extremely difficult position.
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The Maine Millennial: Adrift after a breakup, I’m thinking about my grandmother
Lois Fleming did not wallow. So although I’m sad, at least this time around, I’m in my own home, where everyone is older, wiser and now completely housebroken.
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Jim Fossel: We need more than one type of federal budget cut
It’s a fantasy to presume that we can slash federal spending without touching Social Security or Medicare. But we can – and should – make defense spending more efficient.
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Commentary: Ohio’s train derailment – not spy balloons – is the real national security threat
The railroad accident and chemical spill underscore the slow degradation of U.S. infrastructure and disaster response.
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The Maine Millennial: Maine’s Black history should be taught and learned
If you don’t know that your people have always belonged somewhere, it’s hard to feel at home there.