I urge Maine Sen. Susan Collins to support his nomination to the Supreme Court.
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Commentary: Schools must take a stand to keep cellphones from disrupting learning
Parents also should help tamp down a practice that damages their kids’ future prospects and social skills.
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Maine Voices: Maine workers suffered a catalog of indignities in earlier times
Those who celebrated the state’s first Labor Day in 1891 surely appreciated the well-deserved recognition.
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Community Concepts CEO: Farm bill must maintain food assistance for Maine’s neediest families
Our delegation should work toward a final bill that protects SNAP and supports initiatives proven to help more people find work.
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The Maine Millennial: Parents, teach your children well
Bullying, name-calling, stigmatization and general homophobia are not OK.
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Jim Fossel: In our kind of democracy, passing fancies shouldn’t pass
Popularity of a citizen initiative isn’t enough. Legislatures have to be convinced.
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Maine Observer: It felt as if Nana was in the car with me
The Maine accent and lingo are rarely heard in our modern world of Midwestern accents and bland national vocabulary.
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The humble Farmer: Let’s stop ‘sharing’ and start talking (or not, as the case may be)
This new way of speaking is annoying and distracting and some things should go without saying.
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Commentary: Portland should also celebrate its restaurant workers – with paid sick days
They make national honors – like from Bon Appetit – possible and should benefit from the success.
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Maine Voices: Every day I ask myself: How can this be happening in America?
Trump’s slimy behavior and his party leadership’s reluctance to criticize him are embarrassingly farcical.