The problem, which goes back nearly two years, strikes at the trust between administrators and teachers and staff.
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Our View: The wrong compromise on guns will invite more violence
With background checks, waiting periods and prohibition of sale or transfer of guns where necessary, the Legislature has an opportunity to get it right. Will it?
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Our View: Strengthening the safety net for Maine’s safety net
Maine’s General Assistance program helps people when they have nowhere else to go — no other options for finding food, shelter or medicine. It is the safety net’s safety net. And since asylum seekers began arriving in large numbers in 2019, it’s been one of the only ways to keep them afloat while the federal […]
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Our View: Give landmark housing law a chance to work
As the housing crisis mounts, Maine shouldn’t neuter a law designed to help relieve it.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Rainstorm shows how climate change will hit home
More frequent and more intense storms are already a reality. Without meaningful action on climate, they will worsen.
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Our View: Welfare of Maine kids must be our top priority
A new report shows the challenges they face. Rather than argue about the root of the problems, we have to push harder for available solutions.
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Our View: Rail company responsible for Maine derailment should face consequences
CPKC should be held accountable for its mismanaged effort since the incident.
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Our View: Maine’s school funding formula needs an update
State money is allocated unfairly in many cases, leading to inequities between wealthy districts and those that are less affluent.
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Our View: A school with guns in it is not a safe school
Is this what a legislative response to gun violence looks like?
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Our View: As long as it’s easy to get a firearm, nowhere is safe
A majority of legislators seem to believe Maine is not at risk of gun violence, despite disturbing proof that it is.