To be successful, programs must meet the skill needs of employers and also the pay needs of employees.
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Jim Fossel: Maine Democrats’ alternative ‘budget’ lacks balance
The Opportunity Agenda offered in response to Gov. LePage’s proposed tax and spending cuts could use more details.
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Alan Caron: Fresh energy refuels women’s movement
Like previous activists who changed this nation for the better, a new generation mobilizes for equal rights and more.
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Commentary: Survivors of rape face new threat
The Republicans’ American Health Care Act would make being raped a pre-existing condition, denying care to many who endure trauma for years.
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Maine Voices: It is high time Sean Spicer resigned
President Trump’s press secretary has utterly failed to clearly and honestly articulate White House policy.
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Maine Observer: At work, a little kindness would pay off
It is one way to fight back as empathy for co-workers and other measures of civility are pushed lower on priority lists.
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Commentary: Hillary Clinton still in denial about why she lost the presidential election
Her latest excuse is the failure of questioners at the debates to ask about her solutions for job creation.
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Garrison Keillor: I’m doing my late-night driving, right-hand thinking
At home I am an old liberal, but out here on the open road late at night, I am all about freedom.
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Maine Voices: People with dementia need security, structure and socialization
Building systems to provide these things will help caregivers manage the challenge of caring for someone with dementia.
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Charles Krauthammer: President Trump is somewhat normalized, but still scary
What is it with this president insisting that other people pay for things we want?