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Maine Voices: COVID was the first wave – a mental health crisis will be the second

by Célia Mantovani August 21, 2020August 21, 2020

Mainers were suffering before the pandemic. The state should take steps to make it possible for more immigrant doctors to help them.

by Diane Kibbin August 20, 2020August 20, 2020

COVID continues to most severely disrupt – and threaten – our elders, who have faced the risk with grit and grace.

by Connie Zhu August 19, 2020August 19, 2020

Amid surging anti-Asian harassment, I’m heartened by these young people’s maturity, compassion and willingness to forgo their normal activities.

by Lindsay Knapp August 16, 2020August 17, 2020

Forgotten Orchard is encouraging Mainers to look for overlooked fruit along roadsides and in yards and see that it gets harvested and distributed.

by Molly Payne Wynne and Joshua Royte August 12, 2020August 12, 2020

Mainers should be proud of their leadership in river restoration. Still, there’s a lot more work to do.

by Sen. Russ Black August 10, 2020August 10, 2020

Imported Canadian hydropower would crowd out biomass generation, hurting the state’s forest economy.

by Rebecca Davis Gibbons August 6, 2020August 6, 2020

On the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima, we must understand the effects of nuclear weapons and debate their role in our society.

by Lucas Caron and Jeremy Fischer August 5, 2020August 5, 2020

For Maine’s reopening to succeed, providers should be supported in a way that reflects their importance.

by Orlando E. Delogu August 4, 2020August 4, 2020

Calling for a more equitable sharing of General Dynamics/BIW profits takes political courage – unions alone can’t do it.

It will take intervention by Congress to prevent thousands of small businesses from becoming coronavirus casualties.