The limit on the public institutions is unnecessary and arbitrary, and it restricts education options for families with less money.
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Our View: Maine State Police should be more transparent
The department’s incomplete compliance with the state’s public records law has prompted two lawsuits.
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Maine Voices: Focus on learning loss overlooks everything our kids have weathered
Young people have lost loved ones, connections with friends and family and a stable routine. Let’s give them extra time to learn academic skills.
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Our View: Maine should be a land of opportunity for skilled immigrants
Many well-educated Mainers are not able to make full use of their education and training.
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Maine Voices: Sense of unfairness fueling continued opposition to CMP plan
Mainers might be more willing to bear compromises with the pristine quality of their environment if they felt they’d be core beneficiaries.
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CMP chairman: CMP is on the team for Maine’s renewable-energy future
We believe we can ensure the safe integration of solar projects and do so at a lower cost for the developers.
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Maine Voices: Path to citizenship ensures that Dreamers – and Maine – fulfill our full potential
Those of us who came to America as children can’t risk buying a home or starting a business when the next president could deport us.
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Our View: Nation mourns 500,000 COVID deaths
Our worst disease outbreak in a century is still taking too many lives.
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Maine public advocate: Floating offshore wind will benefit consumers
This is the course to protect Mainers from volatile fossil fuel costs, safeguard our coastal communities from rising sea levels and mitigate the Gulf’s warming.
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Our View: Lessons learned from fighting COVID can help combat Maine’s overdose epidemic
One lesson is understanding that government can’t do it all. There has to be a communitywide commitment to understanding the disease.