In Maine and across the nation, ‘invisible’ financial barriers hold back many low-income first-generation college students.
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Maine Voices: Small businesses like mine deserve a level playing field
I pay my fair share toward the communities we all want. Let’s make billionaires and corporations do the same.
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Maine Voices: Governor must address UMaine System debacle
Rather than allowing the chancellor to take over each campus’ key functions, let’s address leadership issues and determine the proper governance model for the future.
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Commentary: By year’s end, Congress needs to fix the way it counts votes for president
You’d think a measure designed to protect the next presidential election from another coup attempt would win broad support. Think again.
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Maine Voices: Joe Manchin delivers gut punch to future generations
Opponents of climate legislation say it’s too expensive to give young people a shot at feeling safe enough to raise kids and enjoy our lives.
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Maine Voices: My abortions were safe, legal and pain-free. Everyone deserves that right.
The majority of Americans know it is fundamentally wrong to force someone into motherhood.
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Commentary: Don’t underestimate Kamala Harris, still the Democrat most likely to succeed Biden
As history shows us, the office of the vice president offers a formidable platform for a presidential campaign.
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Maine Observer: Creating a bridge between two worlds
As politics roiled the country in 2016, a new mom in Portland and her visiting father-in-law left their lanes to become friends.
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Commentary: Maine has no reason to bring back utter chaos of LePage
Early campaigning by the former governor suggests things could be different this time around. Don’t be taken in by ‘LePage 2.0.’
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Commentary: No nation is immune from climate danger
A brutally hot week across the globe proves – once more – we’ve got the whole world in our hands.