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PublishedSeptember 24, 2022
Commentary: The quest to move party politics Forward will require other parties
In America, third-party efforts tend to be viewed with suspicion. What would help their credibility? More and different efforts.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2022
Commentary: Older Mainers paved way for Inflation Reduction Act’s health care savings
While we're celebrating the law’s achievements, let’s remember the invaluable activism of one group of outspoken Mainers.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2022
Commentary: The U.S. neglects basic human rights for children
Based on our child marriage, corporal punishment, child labor and juvenile justice records, Maine is one of 20 states recently flunked by Human Rights Watch.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2022
Commentary: Portland charter reforms will strengthen democracy – that’s a good thing
The measures proposed are not radical, but neither they are Band-Aids. Why the furious reaction? Let’s unpack.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2022
Commentary: Why I’ll be voting to raise Portland’s minimum wage to $18
I’m a server who wants to be paid a fair wage for a hard day’s work. It’s that simple.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2022
Maine Voices: Outdated law denies appropriate care to people with serious brain disorders
Hospital violence, in Maine as elsewhere, can be traced right back to a federal law from 1965.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2022
Leonard Pitts: None of this is about immigration
If you solve a problem, you can no longer exploit it. Leave it unsolved, and you can use it to rub raw the emotions of your target audience.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2022
Commentary: Parents shaped COVID-19 policies more than politics did
That the pandemic served as ‘a wrecking ball for ... public education’ is in no doubt. But blame should not be laid on schools alone.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2022
Maine Voices: Let’s make sure Portland doesn’t Roux the day
Northeastern University’s Roux Institute will benefit Portland and Maine. Disagreement on the campus plan shouldn’t stand in its way.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2022
Commentary: Public-private partnership can pave way to hunger-free Maine
A unique collaboration spurred by the pandemic led to our state’s lowest food insecurity rates in nearly 20 years. We need more of the same.
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