Inadequate pay is fueling the decline in education professions. These two bills will help turn that around.
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Opinion: Maine’s faith communities are demanding gun safety legislation
If we are to have the kind of society where we can watch a parade or go to school, a movie or house of worship without fearing for our lives, we must all do everything we can to effect change.
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Opinion: Life and work are different now, and young people know it
The formula that led to prosperity for previous generations doesn’t work anymore. So stop calling us lazy.
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Opinion: Today’s EVs are way better than people realize
After driving a Ford F-150 Lightning for more than a year, I feel certain that electric trucks are better than gas-powered trucks.
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Opinion: Pride Month deserves Maine’s unreserved support
This annual event serves as a beacon of hope for people who have too often suffered in silence. Why would anybody stand in its way?
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Opinion: School-based therapy not financially sustainable without state support
Providers like mine are creatively subsidizing the cost of mental health services at public schools. That can’t last.
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Opinion: Strengthen assistance for needy families in Maine
Our state can move more families beyond survival, putting them on a path to stability and self-sufficiency.
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Opinion: Consider motherhood by the numbers
Impossible math, impossible prejudice and backbreaking efforts to bend time.
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Opinion: Language is the greatest tool to engender peace
Violence only sows the seeds for more violence. Another approach to peace is needed.
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Opinion: Reproductive freedom is not just a women’s issue
A half a century ago, a tall, thin young woman, the sister of the groom and new sister-in-law of my best friend, stood at the altar in a beautiful bridesmaid dress that perfectly matched her striking green eyes. I dreamed of being her, a college co-ed filled with dreams. I imagined the choices she’d make, […]