If we act in good faith and with good effect, there is no shortage of reforms available.
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Maine Voices: Nothing could have prepared me for the northern lights
A well-timed phone call gave us a transformative experience.
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Maine Voices: We need more grid capacity – and we need it now
Grid-enhancing technologies are already in place and proven in regional transmission systems across the U.S. and Europe. Maine must be next.
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Maine Voices: Is the Doomsday Clock about to move closer to midnight?
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ clock was first set at the start of the Cold War. On Tuesday, we’ll find out how much closer the world is to self-destruction in 2023.
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Maine Voices: Custody and care of unaccompanied minors must be a priority of our state
Although we know that Maine DHHS is struggling with funding and staffing, the refusal to take custody of at-risk youths is negligent, unacceptable – and easily solved.
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Maine Voices: Increased state funding for indigent defense is a starting point
Maine needs an organized system by which public defenders are trained, supervised, evaluated and deployed.
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Maine Voices: The snow day tradition should not be lost to Zoom
Want to build a snowman? I know I do.
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Maine Voices: Reflections of a ‘from away’ after 50 years in Maine
Having watched the substantial change Maine has undergone in a half century, I’m surprised the term still has so much currency.
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Maine Voices: A grandmother’s thoughts on a world on the brink of ecological collapse
As part of the generation that holds 70% of the disposable income in our country, I want that wealth to go to reversing the environmental damage we have done.
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Maine Voices: Sen. King must rethink position on Wabanaki access to federal laws
He has not offered any solid, reasonable or well explained reasons for his opposition to the Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act. Why?