Our public schools have already had to sound the alarm way too many times.
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Maine Voices: Outdated law denies appropriate care to people with serious brain disorders
Hospital violence, in Maine as elsewhere, can be traced right back to a federal law from 1965.
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Leonard Pitts: None of this is about immigration
If you solve a problem, you can no longer exploit it. Leave it unsolved, and you can use it to rub raw the emotions of your target audience.
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The Conversation: Biden again indicates that US will defend Taiwan ‘militarily’ – does this constitute a change in policy?
THE CONVERSATION — President Joe Biden has – not for the first time – suggested that the U.S. would intervene “militarily” should China attempt an invasion of Taiwan. In an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” on Sept. 18, 2022, Biden vowed to protect the island in the face of any attack. Pressed if that meant the U.S. getting “involved […]
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Commentary: Parents shaped COVID-19 policies more than politics did
That the pandemic served as ‘a wrecking ball for … public education’ is in no doubt. But blame should not be laid on schools alone.
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Maine Voices: Let’s make sure Portland doesn’t Roux the day
Northeastern University’s Roux Institute will benefit Portland and Maine. Disagreement on the campus plan shouldn’t stand in its way.
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Our View: You’re going to see a lot more solar panels in Maine
Opposition to a new array in Augusta shows the difficulty of siting new power generation. But it’s far better than the alternative.
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Elwood Watson: The NBA and the N-word
The NBA recently suspended Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver for a year and fined him $10 million after an investigation found he engaged in what the league called “workplace misconduct and organizational deficiencies.” The findings of the league’s report, published on September 13th, came nearly a year after the NBA asked a law firm to […]
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Michael Reagan: The Queen and I
Some people over here in the former Colonies are complaining about all the heavy media coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Not me. I like watching history in real time, even if it’s coming by satellite from half a world away. I also enjoy seeing all the official pomp and ceremony surrounding the […]
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Letters to the editor: Our readers on voting
The importance of the vote I am now 86, but years ago my friends and I fought to bring us Roe v. Wade. We wrote letters. We talked to our legislators. We marched on Washington.Now, the Supreme Court has taken away our constitutional right to make decisions about our own bodies. Now state legislators can […]