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Maine Voices: Stop ruining hearts – reinstate harm reduction now
Portland’s recently instituted one-for-one needle policy is putting people at risk of a deadly and preventable cardiac infection.
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Maine Voices: Millions of children left behind by online education
We haven’t made the necessary investments to bring them back.
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Maine Voices: The U.S. Capitol I knew, and the one it will become
The Jan. 6 attack will lead to further barriers between the people working there and the people they serve.
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Maine Voices: Why I’m quitting the Republican Party after more than 40 years
The party’s nearly universal support of Donald Trump is a betrayal of every principle of truth, honor, decency and morality I believe in.
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Maine Voices: In defense of expertise, on vaccines and other complex matters
Legitimate experts have relevant credentials, a willingness to admit what they don’t know and a limited focus on a few areas.
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Maine Voices: To truly heal the nation, focus on child care
Access to quality, affordable care supports kids’ and families’ well-being – and it’s too big for businesses, philanthropy or even the state to handle alone.
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Maine Voices: Ending hunger in Maine by decade’s end is still within our reach
Working with elected officials and philanthropic groups, we must invest in strategies that provide not only short-term relief but also long-term solutions.
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Maine Voices: Has delay become a strategy for blocking needed large-scale projects?
After 40 months of regulatory proceedings, CMP has secured every needed state and federal approval for the NECEC power line. It should be allowed to go ahead with it.
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Maine Voices: Use new glue to repair our democracy
Open primaries will encourage voters to think of ourselves not as Republicans or Democrats, but as Americans.