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Published
March 4, 2015

Maine Voices: Indiscriminate references to ‘puppy mills’ unfair to responsible breeders

The attempt to ban sales of dogs at Maine pet stores is misguided on many fronts.
Published
March 4, 2015

Greg Kesich: Homelessness in Maine has 3 root causes that must be addressed

A reform strategy has to include why people are homeless – or change won't happen.
Published
March 3, 2015

Commentary: ‘Coach class’ – squeezed at work and in the air

Office workers and air passengers are cramped as investors place stock prices above legroom.
Published
March 3, 2015

Kathleen Parker: Sean Penn’s remark prompts different kind of Oscar buzz

But of course the actor was joking. Do people actually think that Sean Penn is xenophobic?
Published
March 3, 2015

Maine Voices: Public university students should get two years of free tuition

If only community college is free, it will overwhelm those campuses and cut into university budgets.

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Published
March 2, 2015

Maine Voices: How much is that doggie in the window being made to suffer?

Maine can take a moral stand against puppy and kitten mills by banning their sale in pet stores.
Published
March 1, 2015

Does Portland mayor deserve blame for city shelter revelations?

Phil: Forgive me if this question is too personal. Do you walk around with $20,000 in your checking account? Ethan: That would be no. Phil: How about most people in Portland? Ethan: The average household in Portland earns only $42,000 a year, so I doubt it. Phil: OK, so when most of us found out […]
Published
March 1, 2015

Maine Voices: Wage gap? No. It’s more of a child-care issue

The '77 cents on the dollar' mantra is erroneous, but women do need better options.
Published
March 1, 2015

Maine Observer: Grandmotherly instincts kicking in

But come to think of it, it didn't seem to bother my mother that she wasn't a grandmother, either.
Published
March 1, 2015

Independent Voices: Independents believe the two-party system is broken beyond repair

Only a wholesale shift in thinking – and voting – will begin to cure the ills associated with blind loyalty to the party line.