In light of unforeseen and ongoing change, it is long overdue for Augusta to seek to reform this system.
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Maine Voices: As Gulf of Maine continues to warm, adaptability is key for Mainers
With scientific advancements, new industries, good data and some hard work, we should be able to keep our ocean-based economy alive and well.
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Maine Voices: Paying for paving – we need to rethink our outdated model
Excise taxes are calculated on the basis of a vehicle’s age and suggested retail price. But what do those have to do with the wear and tear on Maine roads?
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Maine Voices: As school reopening nears, masking shouldn’t be up for debate
The delta variant and the large percentage of unvaccinated students and immunocompromised teachers, students and staff make face coverings nonnegotiable.
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Maine Voices: The Tokyo Olympic Games have had lessons for us all
We think that the job title, the fast car or the gold medal will ensure happiness – we forget that fulfillment comes when we realize our autonomy.
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Maine Voices: Stop coddling COVID vaccine resisters
Too many people are getting seriously ill and dying for us to be worried about the feelings of those who won’t accept a free vaccination.
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Maine Voices: After U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, policymakers have lessons to learn
Our lack of clear and realistic aims and failure to act strategically are among the reasons the conflict has had such a high cost.
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Maine Voices: There is a chance to save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The first oil-lease sale for tracts there, on Jan. 6, was a flop. Sen. Susan Collins should support a proposal to rescind the second one, slated for 2024.
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Maine Voices: ‘Nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought’
On the anniversary of Hiroshima, it’s time to recognize that arms spending is usurping money better spent on addressing the global pandemic.
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Maine Voices: Legislators turn backs on kids by falling short on tobacco control
Maine lawmakers failed to support a life-saving tax increase and a flavored-tobacco ban, and they slashed control funding by over a third.