Care partners need to incorporate mental breaks and develop support systems to replenish themselves as they do the difficult work of caretaking.
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Maine Voices: Amend Maine’s constitution for ranked-choice voting in all elections
It’s possible, even likely, that winners in ranked-choice would also win under the current system.
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Why I glean: A farm surplus harvester’s Thanksgiving manifesto
Year-round and statewide, everyday Mainers now rescue peak-season produce for their neighbors.
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Maine Voices: For gun owners, suicide prevention needs to be a collaborative effort
Why was the Maine Gun Safety Coalition’s director not allowed to give a speech on how the safe storage of firearms can prevent self-harm?
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Maine Voices: Maine Hire-a-Vet successfully connects employers to job-seeking veterans
Launched 2 years ago, program urges 100 employers to hire 100 veterans in 100 days.
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Maine Voices: Mainers know how to weather the storm, no matter how extreme
A nor’easter by the wood stove or a thunderstorm on the screened-in porch is entertainment to us.
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Despair should serve as wake-up call
With myriad challenges facing our communities, now is the time for those of faith and all of good will to step forward with good works.
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Republican ‘tax reform’ could be called the ‘accident of birth lottery’
The Republican proposal will only accelerate wealth accumulation by the nation’s richest people.
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It’s time for all Mainers to start setting the table for civility
Maine Revives Civility guides are available online to help you start your own conversations on civility.
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A critical fishery left vulnerable to one company’s exploitation
Regulators shouldn’t allow Omega Protein to increase its harvest of the water-filtering menhaden.