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PublishedAugust 17, 2023
Maine Voices: Too hot to ignore – much more action is needed to fight climate change
We need to immediately develop and implement an aggressive national, science-based climate plan, including a panel that evaluates and reports on our progress and recommends needed adjustments.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2023
Commentary: Increased security a must for nation’s election workers
Oregon, Colorado and Maine enacted or increased penalties for threats against election workers. But a nationwide threat requires a nationwide response.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2023
Our View: Federal funding reminds us of Maine public libraries’ potential
A shot in the arm for libraries across the state rightly focuses on the expanded role that they’re playing in our communities.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2023
Commentary: Republican voters are pushing their party toward a shutdown
The party’s electorate tends to prefer confrontation to pragmatism, which does not bode well for budget negotiations this fall.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2023
Commentary: Celebrating 3 years of the Great American Outdoors Act
The two major projects enabled by the historic investment in national parks are just a fraction of Acadia’s $120 million backlog in deferred maintenance and repairs.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2023
Clarence Page: It is high time to put political differences aside for the good of the country
Sen. Tommy Tuberville's effort to hold military promotions hostage to politics over providing military personnel access to abortion violates his pledge to support our troops and their families.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2023
Clarence Page: Defense bill no longer a no-brainer, as Speaker McCarthy gives in to far-right faction
Congress used to pass Pentagon funding with an easy bipartisan coalition. In the era of culture wars, that’s over.
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PublishedJune 4, 2023
Commentary: Congress should freeze Pentagon spending
We’re dramatically overspending on defense relative to our genuine needs. It doesn’t have to be this way.
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PublishedMay 30, 2023
Commentary: Social Security needs our help if we want it to deliver for us
It’s time for Congress to stop starving the Social Security Administration of the resources it needs to serve the public efficiently and effectively.
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PublishedMay 10, 2023
Maine Voices: Mainers have a strong voice – tell Sen. Collins why Maine needs science funding
With a federal budget battle underway, an oceanographer seeks help advocating for NOAA, the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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