Too many Maine residents and officials think that homelessness and the individuals experiencing it can be pushed to the next town over.
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Commentary: Ukrainian patriots are fighting for what we believe in
The U.S. and its European partners, meanwhile, are applying sanctions carefully calibrated not to disrupt their economies.
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Another View: When the world faces this kind of crisis, national unity is paramount
The world needs America to stand up against Putin’s aggression in Ukraine.
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Maine Voices: Rural Maine families need mental health support
The state has a mixed record at best when it comes to providing care for children with behavioral health needs.
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Our View: Maine should not miss chance to make utilities better
But a consumer-owned utility may remain the goal even as companies and regulators are put on notice that performance must improve.
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Maine Observer: Who do we blame for this ‘fine mess?’
The old comedy duo Laurel and Hardy shows the absurdity of our need to find fault.
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Jim Fossel: Maine needs more competition in gambling
A sports betting monopoly for the Wabanaki tribes would be a bad deal for everyone.
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The best climate science you’ve never heard of says doom is still avoidable
But global emissions must fall 45 percent by 2030 to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C above preindustrial levels – the line we can’t cross if we are to avoid catastrophic, if not irreversible, consequences.
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The Maine Millennial: Expanded ‘Good Samaritan’ law needed to slow Maine overdose deaths
When what you are doing doesn’t work, it’s time to try something else. Our current drug policies aren’t working.
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Maine Voices: Invasion evokes ghosts of the Nazi past in Russia, Ukraine
Putin in particular is skilled in using language and imagery to play to an audience all too familiar with the realities of occupation.