All religious minorities really want is an acknowledgment that they live here, too.
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Maine Voices: Hunger among college students often overlooked
Food pantries on UMaine System campuses fill a vital role for some working toward degrees to increase their earning potential.
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Maine Voices: ‘Flip a switch and we’re there’ … but for too long, CMP wasn’t
The October outage was made worse by the trend among utilities to cut back on staff, relying upon unreliable electronics.
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Congress just broke the health care system, now Mainers will feel the pain
Thousands will lose their coverage, premiums will jump for many others and ACA fixes won’t help much.
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Maine Voices: Money earmarked for prayer room at USM could be much better spent
The Portland school plans to spend $100,000 to renovate a building whose fate is still uncertain.
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Maine Voices: Viable funding solutions needed to shore up Acadia and other national parks
An estimated $11 billion is needed for aging park repairs nationally, including $71 million for Acadia.
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Maine Voices: Hospice of Southern Maine union fights for fair contract
Come join us at a candlelight vigil at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Monument Square in Portland.
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Maine Voices: Portland’s effort to reduce use of toxic pesticides is sorely needed
We don’t need to use chemicals to nurture healthy public and private green space.
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Crime victims deserve equal rights
The bipartisan proposal, Marsy’s Law for Maine, will help make sure they have guaranteed, enforceable protections.
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Funding tax cuts with fossil fuel exploration is a deadly formula
Our representatives must align their voting with their stated concerns over the dangers of climate change.