There couldn’t be a better time to provide justice to the thousands of older Mainers now struggling to make ends meet.
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Our View: We must change the way we think about caregiving
Robust support for a proposal that would pay parent caregivers of children with special needs acknowledges just how badly broken our systems of care are.
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Our View: The effects of the global climate crisis will be local
The climate crisis is global. The effects, however, will be overwhelmingly local. That reality could not be more obvious this week, as smoke from wildfires in Canada blanketed the East Coast, giving New York for a moment the worst air quality of any major city in the world. Maine, which has felt the unhealthy effects […]
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Commentary: Allyship during Pride Month has to be a serious business
When LGBTQ youth live in communities that do not stigmatize their sexual orientation or gender identity, these young people not only survive, but thrive.
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Douglas Rooks: Report on Attorney General Aaron Frey falls on deaf ears
A much-anticipated report on the conduct of Attorney General Aaron Frey — who began a romantic relationship with an assistant attorney general he supervised eight months before he publicly disclosed it — was released late last Friday afternoon as the weekly news-and-commentary cycle was ending. It’s a time-honored Washington device to deflect unwelcome attention. In […]
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Our View: Maine families need lawmakers to support child care industry
A new report shows that most Mainers have trouble finding affordable, high-quality child care. It’s hurting everyone.
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Commentary: Bills call for responsible development of Maine’s offshore wind industry
L.D. 1818 and L.D. 1895 will put our priorities and our ideals into law and ensure that offshore wind is implemented in a way that doesn’t compromise our state’s values.
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Commentary: Maine Community College System survives by unfairly compensating workers
Students are flocking to Maine community colleges while adjunct teaching staff are running for the exits.
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Our View: Pride Month arrives amid coordinated attack on LGBTQ Americans
As it tries to roll back civil rights and freedoms, the Republican Party is now almost wholly focused on smearing the LGBTQ community.
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Commentary: Background checks are the backbone of gun violence prevention
Nothing will bring back our spirited, loving daughter Darien Richardson, but we know we can prevent more tragedies.