But why did it take an insurrection to get them to realize how dangerous this president is.
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Maine Voices: Seeing the immune-suppressed in the COVID pandemic
For people with invisible illnesses like Crohn’s disease to become a priority when vaccines are allocated, our stories need to be told.
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Maine Voices: U.S. will be measured by its response to Jan. 6, 2021
In whipping up a crowd of supporters to storm the Capitol, Donald Trump violated one of his most sacred constitutional duties.
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Maine Voices: Wounds of Trump years run deeper than politics. Are we ready to heal?
The United States of America still has to reckon with the darkest eras of its past and to inclusively and equitably reconstruct what America can and ought to be.
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Maine Voices: Shattering of Capitol’s sanctity demonstrates our nation’s fragility
Everyone who truly wants to protect our founding principles must stand up now for unity and justice.
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Maine Voices: It’s time to let the people pick the president
The National Popular Vote bill provides a way to work within the Electoral College to ensure that the candidate with the most votes nationally wins the presidency.
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Maine Voices: In this storm, be the lighthouse that helps others reach home
Let’s stop ourselves the next time we hear ourselves complaining. Let’s see the blessings that are right in front of us.
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Maine Voices: Haves, Have-Nots and Have-Lots – a tale of three economies
While we can work to lessen inequality, it is more important to lessen inequity.
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New vaccine offers powerful protection against despair
A volunteer vaccinator reports that the threat of the pandemic will be met if enough of us take the shot when it’s our turn.
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Maine Voices: Government by referendum is almost always a bad idea
Approval of Portland’s rent-control and minimum-wage proposals shows what happens when the public decides issues without asking many hard questions.