A society with fewer hungry people could accomplish great things, including conquering cancer.
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Commentary: Maine should demand accountability from its solid waste monopolist
Communities served by the company find themselves in a take-it-or-leave-it situation. That’s not good enough.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Safety in the skies is paramount. Don’t cheapen pilot training and experience
Lobbyists are trying to weaken pilot experience mandates. High levels of training make the difference between life and death.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine should shun initiatives to industrialize our coastal communities, waters
Restoration and protection efforts will sustain and strengthen our local fishing economies, cultures and marine ecosystems.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: My dream that women would lead Maine is now a reality
What’s on the menu for our state this International Women’s Day? Quite a bit.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Siobhán Brett: The staying power of comic strips is mystifying
If this column were a speech bubble, it would contain one word: Huh?
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Next step for Maine tribes should be meetings, negotiation
A recent report suggests a 1980 act broadly deprives Maine tribes of the benefits of federal legislation. But exactly what powers do the tribes lack?
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Police working to repair Maine’s broken system of crisis response
Partnerships with mental health and substance use liaisons allow us to embed skilled professionals with police officers on calls. That’s what a robust, appropriate response looks like.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Paul Mills: In 1976, Maine helped elect a president
Carter gained vital traction by winning Maine’s caucus, and his Maine lieutenant quickly grasped that the candidate’s Southern roots were the key to a Democratic White House comeback.
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Commentary: Two ways in which policymakers can go wrong
Don’t dismiss people’s observations. Averages don’t necessarily predict individual experience.