It requires substantial subsidies and has a high risk of not paying off investments.
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Maine Observer: Connection to Brazil persists, piquing interest
As friends of one’s parents pursue contacts, the lure of a reciprocal visit grows stronger and stronger.
Maine Voices: Let’s reduce K-12 costs, but how?
The issue requires making serious choices about the purpose and scope of the entire system.
Maine Voices: State needs new focus on solutions and methods to achieve them
An independent candidate for governor lays out his view of what it will take to change.
Preparing professionals for Maine’s schools: A call for public comment
A proposal for USM separates those entering the field of education from those supporting its practitioners.
Maine Voices: Plenty of ways to get government incentives to save energy
Whether climate change is happening or not, savings and lessened pollution are important goals.
Maine Voices: Cumberland should vote to make improvements to Route 88
The road is not in good shape and could be hazardous, in spite of claims by some to the contrary.
Another View: What did columnist think the left would say about the right?
Nasty comments by members of one party against another shouldn’t surprise a professor.
Maine Observer: At recess, snow takes on a special value
When 10-year-olds decide snow forts and tunnels are fun, they also learn about engineering and economics.
Maine Voices: Wind project comes at great cost
The Highland Mountains of western Maine would be despoiled by this unwise and unnecessary project.