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opinion

Published
August 29, 2021

Our View: Path to citizenship should be part of budget bill

Our broken immigration system unjustly punishes families with members who don’t have legal status.
Published
August 28, 2021

The humble Farmer: Barnum underestimated the number of suckers born every minute

Exhibit A: An FBI agent’s story about a guy named Dave and the rich online girlfriend who he’s never met in person.
Published
August 28, 2021

Maine Voices: What Netflix’s ‘The Chair’ teaches us about voice, representation

The show about a fictional university makes clear how much Maine’s real-life institutions will benefit from uplifting the voices of students and marginalized groups.
Published
August 28, 2021

Another View: Court makes voting easier – so North Carolina Republicans object

Thousands on probation and parole in North Carolina have regained the right to vote, and they should be welcomed back to society as citizens and voters.
Published
August 28, 2021

Commentary: The COVID-19 pandemic is harder for people with autism

We can use it to reflect on the ways that we mistreat neurodivergent humans.

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Published
August 27, 2021

Our View: Vandals should have to step up, heed ‘be better’ challenge

In a lesson to everyone who lashes out in hate, a Bangor man is able to see the humanity in the people who marked his car with racial slurs.
Published
August 27, 2021

Maine education chief: Let’s work together so our kids can learn in person, full time

We have the power to limit COVID’s impact on Maine students through vaccination, indoor masks at school and engagement in testing programs, Commissioner Pender Makin says.
Published
August 27, 2021

Commentary: Even the best climate forecasts are still shaded by clouds

More certain than ever about global warming, scientists still struggle to understand the role of water in the atmosphere.
Published
August 26, 2021

Commentary: In response to delta variant, FDA must fast-track COVID vaccine for kids under 12

Faster authorization will save tens of thousands of child hospitalizations, hundreds of child deaths and, through reduced spread, thousands of adult lives.
Published
August 26, 2021

Maine Voices: Still cynical about changes in child care workforce – please prove me wrong

Early childhood education won’t be high-quality, affordable and well compensated until and unless it is part of the common good, just like public school.