Cleaning out the medicine cabinet for Drug Take Back Day on Saturday will help prevent unintended poisoning and medication diversion.
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Maine Voices: It’s long past time to regulate the killing of our state’s coyotes
L.D. 1265, a proposal to ban hunting coyotes at night and with bait and dogs, would treat the species with restraint and respect.
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Commentary: Maine should make it easier for EV drivers to plug in, charge up
Installing easily reached high-capacity quick-charge stations on our state’s highways is a prerequisite to progress in the sale and use of EVs.
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Maine Voices: For equity and justice, it’s time to end sale of flavored tobacco in Maine
The survival of our LGBTQ youth depends on not selling harmful products targeted at kids and marginalized communities.
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Maine Voices: Investing in child care is an opportunity we cannot afford to miss
Portland has made progress toward instituting universal pre-K, but more work is to be done to prepare our younger children to succeed in school and beyond.
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Commentary: Broadband is good. Sprawl is not. How can Maine have one without the other?
Critical to success are multiple-community planning and engagement as well as local leadership.
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Leonard Pitts: Real justice shouldn’t be this difficult
The fact that Derek Chauvin’s conviction was not a foregone conclusion is why I feel less exultation than simply relief.
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Maine Voices: COVID wreaked havoc on Maine’s economy. Here’s how we fix it.
Maine’s U.S. senators should support policies that let immigrants fully participate in our workforce and communities.
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Commentary: Liberalizing nation’s marijuana laws is not the answer to opioid misuse
Data show that Maine and the other 49 states risk a new addiction crisis by legalizing pot across the country.
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Maine Voices: Let’s direct transportation resources to help our most vulnerable
Options should be available to people who choose to move around Maine communities using something besides an automobile.