I’ve survived the years when I had to see what it was like to do 100 on a 1938 motorcycle. Now I’m heading for another one of life’s plateaus.
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Commentary: Finding a new relationship with motion during the pandemic
Coronavirus has robbed Mainers and people all over the world of many things, but we cannot let something as natural as the joy of movement be one of them.
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Our View: It’s well past time for unemployment system to do its job
In Maine and nationwide, the pandemic has laid bare all of the problems with the out-of-date and insufficient program.
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Maine Voices: Maine Med nurses belong where decisions are made
Unionizing will move the hospital beyond just listening to nurses to working with us as stakeholders to create a work environment that staff won’t leave.
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ISO New England: Power grid operations and extreme weather – for all of us, the challenge is real
The Texas tragedy shows we must continue to work together to strengthen our energy foundation, including wholesale markets, regulatory standards and supply infrastructure.
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Commentary: Clear Choice doesn’t always mean better choice for Maine’s small businesses
We all want affordable health care coverage, but legislation passed last year will collapse the array of options available in a way that may have unintended consequences.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: DeJoy’s plan would hobble Postal Service
The agency needs a strategy for success, not this recipe for failure.
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Maine Voices: We should stop subsidizing dinosaur fossil fuel plants in New England
Our regional power grid operator, ISO-New England, should plan for systemic vulnerabilities and begin a just transition to renewable energy sources.
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Leonard Pitts: Cops who show compassion should be the norm, not news
The de-escalation of a distress call in Maryland represents a model of policing we too seldom get to see.
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Maine Voices: For women terrorized by domestic partners, it’s no better here
The lack of accountability for perpetrators for which Russia has become infamous is also a problem in places with more progressive laws.