Maine voices
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2023
Maine Voices: Increased state funding for indigent defense is a starting point
Maine needs an organized system by which public defenders are trained, supervised, evaluated and deployed.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2023
Maine Voices: The snow day tradition should not be lost to Zoom
Want to build a snowman? I know I do.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2023
Maine Voices: Free repair and replacement are available to Maine consumers; here’s how
A ‘little-known’ Maine state law protects consumers against being sold defective goods within four years of sale. Until recently, I had no idea it existed.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2023
Maine Voices: Time for Yarmouth to move ahead with inclusionary zoning
A proposed ordinance requiring developers to allocate 10% of units as affordable would be predictable and flexible and would equalize opportunity for all residents.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2023
Maine Voices: In housing as elsewhere, central planning is no substitute for local control
The density-focused zoning legislation passed last year offered an unsettling preview of the direction we’re headed in.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2023
Maine Voices: Reflections of a ‘from away’ after 50 years in Maine
Having watched the substantial change Maine has undergone in a half century, I'm surprised the term still has so much currency.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2023
Maine Voices: York County vaccine clinic was a master class in local teamwork
People came together at the Marshall’s vaccination site in Sanford to create an invaluable resource for the community in the pandemic. Not every rural community was so fortunate.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2023
Maine Voices: Where Portland’s workforce housing falls far short
Eligibility rules mean that anybody who needs a leg up to buy their own home cannot avail themselves of the ‘decent, safe and affordable housing’ our city ‘works to ensure.’
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2023
Maine Voices: A grandmother’s thoughts on a world on the brink of ecological collapse
As part of the generation that holds 70% of the disposable income in our country, I want that wealth to go to reversing the environmental damage we have done.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2023
Maine Voices: Sen. King must rethink position on Wabanaki access to federal laws
He has not offered any solid, reasonable or well explained reasons for his opposition to the Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act. Why?
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