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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Working at home effectively takes more than just a laptop
Employees practicing ‘social distancing’ – and their managers – face new issues of accessibility, staff cohesion, child care, information flow and accountability.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine voters want children immunized – here’s how psychology can help make that happen
Establishing incentives, setting up reminders and removing financial and logistical barriers can motivate people to get their kids vaccinated.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: New dog still learning old tricks
Coming to terms with cats, day care and men with beards is an ongoing challenge for a newcomer to the family.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Parents, this holiday season, give your children your presence
There is no more important gift than face-to-face time together, without phones or screens or social media.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Intellectually disabled Mainers and their families counting on state for help
A mother wants to know when her daughter can build her adult life, with the assistance she needs to succeed.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: In today’s classrooms, educators’ focus turns to keeping students alive
Teachers are taking lessons, and they’re on preparing for mass shootings, binding wounds and recognizing signs of abuse.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Doctors are unnecessarily torturing dying dementia patients
Think about how you want to be cared for at the end of life, write it down and regularly remind your family and doctor of this directive.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Solution to school shootings must come from within each institution
Bring family and school together, so parents and students are part of the same community and young people become each other’s supporters.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Domestic abuse destroys lives even when it doesn’t end them
All intimate-partner violence takes a toll, and stopping it requires seeing it for what it is.