Artificial intelligence will eventually kill many jobs, requiring human ingenuity to tell us how we all adjust.
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Maine Voices: Don’t penalize energy conservers
To maintain the electric grid and roads, let the market work instead of burdening those who invest in clean technologies.
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Maine Observer: ‘Teachable moment’ lasts a lifetime
An earnest young student proudly chairs a fund drive, and finds that his slip is not lost on his wise school principal.
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Jim Fossel: Maine fantasy sports bill benefits big guys
The legislation appears to be written by the industry for large corporations, not small competitors.
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Commentary: Sex traffickers get away with selling children online
While Congress reacts to abuse of female gymnasts, it allows classified advertising websites to profit from the sexual abuse marketplace.
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Cynthia Dill: Debt buyers can bleed student borrowers dry
Maine lawmakers consider proposals to weaken the grip of harassing collectors who use the court system to reap money they are not owed.
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State should make greater investment in the future of our children
The current approach runs contrary to what will help meet the needs of a vulnerable population.
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The humble Farmer: Memories of the Retired Skippers Race linger 60 years later
But it was actually the trip home in an old Lincoln that etched the day forever in my mind.
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Commentary: DHHS fighting Maine’s drug crisis with innovation, collaboration
It is important to put a face to the heroin epidemic and to tell the stories of Mainers facing heartache, Commissioner Mary Mayhew says.
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Maine Medical Association has played active role in deterring opioid abuse
One law it helped get enacted – setting limits on painkiller prescriptions – seeks to balance addiction prevention and patient needs.