The U.S. already has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Arresting people who have no options left is just adding another tier of disenfranchisement.
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Douglas Rooks: Legislature labors, but Mills controls
Though the legislative session isn’t quite over, it’s not too soon to identify the dominant player. To no one’s surprise, it’s Gov. Janet Mills. At least since the installation of legislative term limits in 1996, governors have generally had their way when it comes to which bills pass and which don’t. Legislative leaders, usually heading […]
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Susana Hancock: Until we get off fossil fuels, stuck weather patterns will worsen
Humanity has a choice to make.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Not knowing where new nurses will come from is no excuse for no new nurses
The proposal that would introduce nurse-to-patient ratios in Maine is one of the few interventions that can repair perilous working conditions for nurses.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: US surgeon general takes aim at the toll inflicted by loneliness and isolation
The “nation’s doctor” is on a campaign to combat what he calls an epidemic of loneliness and isolation taking its toll on roughly half the people in the United States. His call to action to “mend the social fabric of our nation” deserves broad support, from government, professionals and institutions — and from each of […]
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Commentary: Affirmative action carries on for students who are white, male and wealthy
The Supreme Court’s recent decision will do little to curb discrimination in higher education.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: The times have changed. Our gun laws must change with them.
As a teenager, I willingly handed over a firearm I’d created for fun when I found out it was a federal offense. Why can’t we ban the most deadly weapon of our own era?
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine colleges strike the right note on affirmative action
Strong responses to last week’s Supreme Court ruling indicate that institutional leadership is thinking about diversity in the right way.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: It’s as unfortunate as it is true – you can’t make old friends
Despite being complete opposites, Lucille and I thrived together throughout 53 years of friendship.
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Douglas Rooks: Paying for college without violating the Constitution
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision, along partisan lines, striking down President Biden’s cancellation of college loan debt elicited an equally partisan reaction from press and politicians, as if the court were simply another political body. It’s an impression the court has unfortunately left itself open to of late. Republicans applauded Biden v. Nebraska’s perceived […]