In the two years since its creation, the ACP has already assisted about 90,000 Maine households. We can’t let it die out.
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Our View: Mills administration is failing in effort to fix child welfare system
The state’s ability to recognize children in peril and act on their behalf is getting worse.
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Maine Voices: Biden should take a stand against killings of Gazans
It’s not too late for our president to correct course.
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Maine Voices: There is space in sports for transgender athletes – especially at the youth level
Allowing a trans runner to race in girls cross country does not erase the achievements of other runners.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Swipe fees are plaguing Maine’s businesses and consumers
Congress should pass legislation to correct a lose-lose scenario that has dragged on for way too long.
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Maine Voices: We can’t expect mental health professionals alone to solve gun violence
Our system of care is a shadow of its former self.
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Commentary: American Muslims and Jews must stand together amid tragedies in Middle East
Two years ago, the two of us, a Muslim-American woman, and a Jewish-American man, wrote a book together, arguing that American Muslims and Jews cannot afford to allow the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to divide our faith communities here at home. We believe in that principle today as much as we did then; but as we watch […]
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Our View: Metal mining has no place in future of Katahdin region
There is too much of a chance of something going wrong if Maine allows a mine in such an environmentally sensitive place.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Sen. Brad Farrin: Important decisions on electric cars should be made by Legislature
You’ve likely heard that several Maine environmental groups petitioned the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) to adopt California’s aggressive Advanced Clean Car and Truck rules for Maine. The goal of the groups Natural Resources Council of Maine, Sierra Club and Conservation Law Foundation is to bypass the Maine Legislature and force their own climate […]
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Our View: In the absence of gun reform, police have no room for error
Without basic checks and balances, the onus is on law enforcement agents and agencies. Too often, they are simply not up to the task.