More often than not, migrant workers are treated like criminals, while the real offenders avoid responsibility.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: It’s time to talk about fentanyl ingestion in children
The first problem is failure to test for fentanyl when a drug test is ordered. The second problem is timely recognition and treatment of opioid ingestion in children, which is nowhere near as rare as we like to think.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Anti-trans obsessions have zero connection to reality
The term ‘transgenderism’ frames it as a choice. (Remember the gay ‘lifestyle’?) It’s not a choice, nor a modern invention.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Justice Thomas’ luxury travel and my brick
A judge shouldn’t take a gift if it might create the appearance of favoritism or using their job for personal gain. Someone who’s been a justice for over 30 years should know that.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Stigma surrounding community college sets everybody back
Kids enrolling in two-year institutions allow themselves the time and space to figure things out. Way more of them should be doing it.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: No public mission, no public money
It’s the Bangor Christian School’s style of faith that has turned my generation away from organized religion.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: These days, why compromise at all?
America seems to have forgotten the meaning of the term. What we have instead freezes discussion and fosters discord.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Showtime for ‘housing first’ model across Maine
A tried and tested solution to chronic homelessness can transform the lives of otherwise vulnerable Mainers. It’s up to us to believe in it and advocate for it in full.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Peace, joy and reflection on Easter weekend
“Surely it is God who saves me, I will trust in him and not be afraid “For the Lord is my stronghold and my sure defense, and He will be my savior!” — Isaiah 12:2 Like a good wine, it takes time, perhaps a lifetime, to learn to trust our higher power and not be […]
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Commentary: Maine’s alternative utility market experiment has been a failure
AARP Maine supports the Office of the Public Advocate’s call to repeal the program that allows retail electricity marketers to compete for residential customers.