Activists concerned about climate change and abortion rights should join in the fight for state recognition of Wabanaki rights.
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Another View: FDA is right to ban menthol cigarettes
The minty flavored cigarettes appeal to new users and expose them to nicotine’s addictive power.
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Commentary: Congress must bring back the child tax credit
Our experiment with helping parents pay for rent, food and other bills dramatically reduced hunger and child poverty.
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Leonard Pitts: Trump loyalists learn the hard way that they’ve been had
The Jan. 6 committee has revealed that Trump raised $250 million after the 2020 election for a bogus legal defense fund.
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Alcohol more common in sexual assault among college students
One in eight college men admit to committing assault while in high school or college, usually against a victim incapacitated by alcohol.
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Our View: Maine can do more to stop gun suicides
Mainers die by self-inflicted gunshot at a much higher rate than people in the rest of the country.
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Maine Voices: Inaction on gun safety takes teachers’ breath away
How can we tell our students that they are safe when our government does nothing in the face of mass murder?
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Maine Voices: Beware excess moderation on guns
Even Aristotle, who taught ‘everything in moderation,’ understood that outrage can be more virtuous than a lack of human feeling.
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Maine Observer: Finding childcare isn’t getting easier
A working mother in the ’80s seems to have had more options than her daughter has today.
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Maine Voices: NIMBY tag unfair to Roux Institute neighbors
After 2 years of unanswered questions, East Deering residents doubt that they can trust the developers to work cooperatively.