The Maine governor’s latest Indigenous Peoples’ Day message highlighted incremental fixes that don’t effect systemic change.
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Maine Voices: Passing environment amendment would be natural ‘right to food’ follow-up
Polluted waters and contaminated soils would make meaningless our right as Mainers to grow crops and raise livestock.
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The View From Here: Native history is American history
The new film ‘Bounty’ places a genocidal policy against the Penobscot Nation in the context of Revolutionary New England.
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The Maine Millennial: Tribes still fighting for their rights in Maine
A proposed state law would undo some of the damage that has been done to Native people by colonization.
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Jim Fossel: 2022 looks like a strong year for Republicans
But Maine candidates can’t expect to be swept into office by an electoral wave.
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Maine Voices: Advent vigil at BIW recognizes that this is a time for peace
On the next four Saturdays, join us for an hour in Bath to raise awareness of the need for a disarmed world.
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Maine Voices: Working together to break the cycle of youth homelessness
The scope of this problem is daunting, but major efforts are underway in Maine to address it – involving partners across various sectors and youth who’ve been there.
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Maine Voices: Confessions of a reluctant Question 1 opponent
The retroactivity-focused campaign almost pushed me into voting ‘yes.’ Why didn’t power line backers bring up the climate change implications?
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Commentary: Are public meetings getting stale? How one city is opening them up
By replacing public comment periods with small-group dialogue sessions, Portsmouth, N.H., city councilors are promoting more engagement.
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Maine Voices: It’s past time to see climate change education for the urgent need it is
With the Maine Legislative Council’s support Nov. 18, the full Legislature can consider advancing this key priority.