Financially strapped students can no longer get coverage through the University of Maine, leaving many in the lurch.
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Our View: Maine’s Susan Collins should heed MLK’s words on voting rights
The senator and her Republican colleagues must recognize that there is no middle ground in the march toward multiracial democracy.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We must invest in New England dairy for our collective future
Let’s leverage regional dairy manufacturing to process and sell more local milk; enable public institutions to choose organic and local dairy, and stabilize transportation supply chain problems.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Buddy, can you spare a kidney?
Organ donation may not be on the top of most people’s to-do lists, but maybe it should.
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Jim Fossel: Democrats need to start thinking small
If they want to get anything done, Democrats in Washington should stop trying to pass sweeping bills that have no Republican support.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Taking a chance on democracy
Governments are experimenting with randomly selected citizen assemblies to develop public policy ideas.
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Another View: Democrats need to break grip of teachers unions
Saving the country’s students requires President Biden and other party leaders to show whose side they’re really on.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Lobstermen want to follow science to protect environment, iconic industry
Don’t be fooled by a recent series: People in Maine’s fishing industry are pleading for rational policies, not denying them.
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Our View: Portland developer puts community before condos
Kevin Bunker sets a good example by building housing for homeless women who are dealing with substance use disorder.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: USM center will build on historian’s legacy by strengthening labor education
L.D. 1816 would create the Dr. Charles A. Scontras Labor Center in honor of a man who grew up in Old Orchard and began his working life in a shoe shop.