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PublishedDecember 20, 2018
Our View: As chancellor, James Page set the right course for University of Maine System
But the work of adapting higher education to Maine's aging population is not done yet.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2018
Our View: Rural Maine needs more public transit
Social isolation is a serious health risk for those who don't drive, especially seniors.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2018
Maine Voices: As ranks of LGBTQ elders grow, state should focus on protecting their rights
SAGE Maine is primed to advocate for this group, and offers best-practice training options for those who provide services to the aging.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2018
Commentary: Past immigrants would have been blocked by new rules
Requiring newcomers to have money and speak English before they arrive in the U.S. will unfairly stifle opportunity.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2018
Maine Voices: Yes, older adults shouldn’t be forgotten – but what about our kids?
We should at least try to leave the next generation something comparable to what we inherited.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2018
Maine Voices: Don’t sign petition to put flawed assisted-suicide law on state ballot
Based on what happened after Oregon legalized the practice, it's incompatible with values held by Mainers.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2018
Maine Voices: State has urgent need to improve care for older adults, their families
AARP Maine's long-term services scorecard will help policymakers find solutions and create a system aligned with the new realities of aging and living with disability.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2018
Commentary: ‘Public charge’ rule on immigrants would be economic blunder
President Trump's targeting of public benefits would make it harder for noncitizens to accomplish greatness here.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2018
As Maine’s population ‘super ages,’ the state’s economy faces frailty
It won't be long before one in four Mainers is at least 65, and that could hurt the state's bond rating and tax revenues, further shrink the workforce and stall economic growth.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2018
Elder-care researchers: Critics using invalid arguments to oppose statewide Question 1
Passage will actually help Maine's economy, not hurt it, while funding at-home care for seniors and giving their caregivers a badly needed pay raise.
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