The child tax credit expansion has been shown to be a success. Making this expansion permanent should be a no-brainer.
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Maine Voices: Either we change and adapt to COVID, or we sicken and die of it
We have the ability to consciously alter the course of natural selection, but too many of us still are choosing to do what we’ve always done.
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Another View: White House must answer questions about Kabul drone strike that killed family
The U.S. government should put investigators on the ground to determine the truth.
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Rep. Chellie Pingree: We must save Roe v. Wade
I’ve co-sponsored legislation that would keep the government out of our personal health decisions, and I support President Biden’s drive to confirm pro-choice federal judges.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Mocking vaccine resisters isn’t helping
Complex reasons are often behind refusals to take the shots.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: The long drive back from 9/11
A quick trip to Washington was disrupted when history happened.
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Maine Voices: The teachers who make a difference
Did you have a ‘Mrs. Krikorian’ – an educator who looked past your surface and saw your potential?
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Jim Fossel: Don’t let NIMBYs block progress
Around Maine, selfish local objections stand in the way of much-needed infrastructure, energy and affordable-housing proposals.
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David Flanagan: To forge clean-energy future, Maine needs hydropower, established utilities
Reducing carbon emissions will require a balance of carbon-free energy sources and more aggressive monitoring of CMP and Versant.
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The Maine Millennial: Ignorance fuels cycle of restrictions on reproductive rights
If more people knew how women’s bodies work, laws like Texas’ six-week abortion ban would be less likely to pass.