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October 2, 2021

Maine Voices: It’s time to close Long Creek, end youth incarceration

The state’s scramble to rebrand the institution can never heal the years of neglect and abuse that it has caused.
Published
October 2, 2021

Sen. Mattie Daughtry: Reproductive freedom is a human right

Maine will not move backward when it comes to a person’s right to access abortion and control their own body.
Published
October 2, 2021

Commentary: Don’t be afraid of the election audits – they may be our only ticket out of this mess

Trump’s ‘big lie’ undermines democracy and will hurt Republicans more than Democrats.
Published
October 1, 2021

Maine Voices: U.S. debt default – culmination of a perfect crime

Ask yourself what it would take to tip the wealthiest, most powerful country on earth into chaos.
Published
October 1, 2021

Commentary: Turns out, Donald Trump’s attempted coup will not be televised

The Eastman memo is a 6-point plan for the end of American democracy.

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Published
September 30, 2021

Maine Voices: Portland Charter Commission needs to narrow its focus

The charter is the constitution of the city, and reconfiguring the structure of local government should be at the center of the commission’s discussions.
Published
September 30, 2021

Commentary: Owning up to our part in the plight of the North Atlantic right whale

While the debate continues over how many right whale deaths are caused by lobster gear, the scientific evidence for the toll taken by climate-related ocean change is mounting.
Published
September 29, 2021

Portland school board and administrators are working to achieve equity for all

The inequities discussed in a recent opinion piece have been a major focus of school leadership.
Published
September 29, 2021

Maine Voices: Fight to give millions of immigrants roadmap to citizenship is far from over

No matter what the Senate parliamentarian says, the struggle for basic rights and protections will continue.
Published
September 28, 2021

Commentary: America’s nuclear fallout victims need more help

Our government has never been forthcoming about what radiation did to the folks living under those clouds.