The deaths of three Augusta residents are a reminder that roads are not always safe for people walking and bicycling.
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Maine Voices: Home- and community-based care provides essential infrastructure
Maine and federal officials should prioritize investing in what our loved ones need to complete activities of daily living and participate fully in our communities.
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Commentary: Rose Slate shows a way to work together toward a better Portland
Four Charter Commission hopefuls, each of us seeking office for the first time, have supported each other in tangible and intangible ways, Patricia Washburn says.
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Maine Voices: The injustice of making someone else pay for your values
Humane and effective ways exist to aid those in need – but Portland’s new wage and rent ordinances are not among them.
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Commentary: Election mailer represents ‘business as usual’ tactics when Portland needs change
People First Charter has spoken on behalf of her and others without their consent and sowed discontent, Shamika ‘Shay’ Stewart-Bouley says.
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Our View: Maine should invest in early childhood programs
A bill before the Legislature would take a successful Somerset County program statewide.
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: COVID should have united us, but it further divided us
During the crisis, we have managed to politicize medicine and turn science into a liberal conspiracy.
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Commentary: Charter Commission race makes dysfunction in Portland politics even clearer
Noting the strain of funding and running his campaign as an hourly worker, Anthony Emerson also says that a divisive mailer has prevented discussion of key city issues.
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Maine Voices: U.S. economy appears poised for post-pandemic boom
Today’s government spending and economic climate have striking similarities to World War II.
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Our View: Free meals do wonders for students, their schools
Maine’s Legislature should not hesitate to pass a bill from Senate President Troy Jackson to provide breakfast and lunch with no strings attached.