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opinion

Published
June 16, 2021

Leonard Pitts: Allow teachers to teach the truth about our country

Nobody benefits when educators have to soft-pedal history to keep white people comfortable.
Published
June 16, 2021

Maine Voices: Influential ideology encourages inaccurate picture of Portland city government

Critical race theory fuels division and fails to equip us to deal with the real issues facing our community.
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 16, 2021

Our View: Maine’s job bonus offers a needed nudge to workers

The program announced this week is an unprecedented step for unprecedented economic times.
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.

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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 15, 2021

Our View: Maybe Maine’s pests are trying to tell us something

Ticks, browntail moths and whatever insect died on Wells Beach last week could be signs of a changing climate.
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.
Published
June 13, 2021

Insight: The fate of food post-COVID

The world’s nutrition production systems are too centralized and vulnerable to disruption.