Critical race theory fuels division and fails to equip us to deal with the real issues facing our community.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Will Sen. Collins stand up for Maine on immigration reform?
By voting ‘no’ on President Biden’s amnesty proposal, she’d promote good jobs and wages for working-class Mainers of all parties.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine’s job bonus offers a needed nudge to workers
The program announced this week is an unprecedented step for unprecedented economic times.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: I give back to older Mainers because they’ve given so much to me
My grandparents looked after me and my brothers when my father was diagnosed with cancer. Now we’re helping them and other seniors.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland Adult Ed alumni undertake long-haul learning journeys
One PAE alumna is a recent high honors USM graduate who led her chronically ill daughter’s schooling by day and worked on her degree by night.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maybe Maine’s pests are trying to tell us something
Ticks, browntail moths and whatever insect died on Wells Beach last week could be signs of a changing climate.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Former PUC commissioners: Don’t put politicians in charge of our electric grid
Maine will not be able to keep up its climate response in the midst of a costly takeover battle.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Much could go wrong with government ownership of CMP, Versant
Maine would be better off using its regulatory powers to direct and hold accountable its investor-owned electric companies.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Insight: The fate of food post-COVID
The world’s nutrition production systems are too centralized and vulnerable to disruption.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Portland’s radical moment
How deep are the roots of the city’s problems? The Charter Commission will have to find out.