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Maine Voices

Published
September 5, 2020

Maine Voices: COVID has given us a world without dancing

People have always been able to dance during times of trouble. But that outlet is shut down for now.
Published
September 4, 2020

Maine Voices: Pandemic only making things worse for those living in poverty

The best programs to emerge from President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty have been shut down, with predictable results.
Published
September 3, 2020

Maine Voices: Grandmother would know how to face this pandemic

A member of a practical generation that didn't complain, this writer's grandmother would have met the crisis head-on.
Published
September 2, 2020

Maine Voices: Inmates need to prepare for life after prison

Maine should have more pre-release centers where prisoners can develop skills that they will need once they leave custody.
Published
September 1, 2020

Maine Voices: Teachers aren’t to blame for COVID reopening confusion

Once again, a failure to deal with a social problem is dumped on the schools to fix.

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Published
August 31, 2020

Maine Voices: New Mainer eager to support Maine’s green economy

We must do more to ensure that all Mainers, including New Mainers, can access the money-saving and environment-saving opportunities afforded by clean energy.
Published
August 30, 2020

Maine Voices: No schools in Maine retain Native American nicknames, mascots – that’s something to celebrate

The focus has been on the bill banning the practice in the future, but it should be on the heroes who brought about its end.
Published
August 29, 2020

Maine Voices: The school/college reopening conundrum – face-to-face or remote learning?

We need appropriate distance education tools, not as fallback approaches, but rather as an effective and desirable alternative.
Published
August 28, 2020

Maine Voices: ‘What’s in it for all of us?’ is the right metric to live by

Respecting our community – picking up beer cans, wearing masks, picking up after dogs – is a habit that’s easy to drop without practice.
Published
August 27, 2020

Maine Voices: White is a race, and we white people can’t ignore that anymore

Everything around us conspires to make racism invisible to white people, but we can overcome that.