How can we tell our students that they are safe when our government does nothing in the face of mass murder?
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Maine Voices: Beware excess moderation on guns
Even Aristotle, who taught ‘everything in moderation,’ understood that outrage can be more virtuous than a lack of human feeling.
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Maine Observer: Finding childcare isn’t getting easier
A working mother in the ’80s seems to have had more options than her daughter has today.
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Maine Voices: NIMBY tag unfair to Roux Institute neighbors
After 2 years of unanswered questions, East Deering residents doubt that they can trust the developers to work cooperatively.
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Maine Voices: Teacher ‘cries out’ at the end of a very hard year
Despite the challenges, a seventh grade teacher feels inspired by his students to keep going.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: NIMBYs winning fight over Roux Institute plan
The concerns of nearby property owners should not outweigh the opportunities that could be created by a graduate school.
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Maine Voices: UMaine system disappoints with Farmington cuts
By abandoning its commitment to liberal arts, the university is not fulfilling its mission.
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Our View: Big tech spending big to fight needed change
Companies like Amazon want us to think that their market dominance is good for us. It’s not.
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Jim Fossel: Don’t take constitutional reform lightly
Once a dream of the right, and now one by some on the left, a new constitutional convention is a dangerous idea.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Shame kills people, too
Before going down the political dead end of gun control, we need to understand what makes people violent.