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Published
June 16, 2021

Commentary: Will Sen. Collins stand up for Maine on immigration reform?

By voting ‘no’ on President Biden’s amnesty proposal, she’d promote good jobs and wages for working-class Mainers of all parties.
Published
June 15, 2021

Commentary: I give back to older Mainers because they’ve given so much to me

My grandparents looked after me and my brothers when my father was diagnosed with cancer. Now we’re helping them and other seniors.
Published
June 15, 2021

Maine Voices: Portland Adult Ed alumni undertake long-haul learning journeys

One PAE alumna is a recent high honors USM graduate who led her chronically ill daughter’s schooling by day and worked on her degree by night.
Published
June 14, 2021

Former PUC commissioners: Don’t put politicians in charge of our electric grid

Maine will not be able to keep up its climate response in the midst of a costly takeover battle.
Published
June 13, 2021

Jim Fossel: Much could go wrong with government ownership of CMP, Versant

Maine would be better off using its regulatory powers to direct and hold accountable its investor-owned electric companies.

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Published
June 13, 2021

Insight: The fate of food post-COVID

The world’s nutrition production systems are too centralized and vulnerable to disruption.
Published
June 13, 2021

The View From Here: Portland’s radical moment

How deep are the roots of the city’s problems? The Charter Commission will have to find out.
Published
June 13, 2021

Maine Voices: Why a death in Congo matters to Mainers

Over 300 members of the persecuted Banyamulenge minority live in Maine, and they need help raising awareness of the genocide of their people.
Published
June 13, 2021

The Maine Millennial: When the brain says ‘nope’

As COVID recedes, many are experiencing what those of us with anxiety deal with all of the time.
Published
June 12, 2021

Commentary: Feeding all Maine kids at school is the right thing to do

L.D. 1679 addresses what is both a moral issue and a policy issue in a way that will save Maine millions.