Dozens of homeowners have found that their properties are contaminated with industrial chemicals. State law shouldn’t let responsible parties off the hook.
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Maine Senate president: Maine Med nurses deserve to be heard. With a union, they will be.
By banding together, the nurses who have been there for patients like me will be better able to speak out and improve their own health and safety conditions.
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Commentary: Good news for the planet – protecting public lands and making electric vehicles
It bodes well for our chances of reaching net-zero emissions that President Biden is discouraging oil and gas extraction and GM is committing itself to electric cars.
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Maine Voices: Apologizing 101 – how to say ‘I’m sorry’ and mean it
In cases of abuse and harassment, any apology usually sidesteps culpability at a time when no-excuses contrition is what’s needed.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Take all anti-Asian violence seriously
Attacks like the one this week in Portland should not be seen as isolated incidents.
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Leonard Pitts: Republican Party considers ballots more dangerous than bullets
Republicans can’t win if all of us vote. So they’re trying hard to ‘fix’ that.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine women bearing brunt of pandemic
A year of COVID-19 has shown that we depend on women, particularly moms, in ways that limit their lives and slow the state economy.
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Commentary: Senate will expedite Maine, national recovery by advancing the DREAM Act
A small group of undocumented immigrants brought here as children offer invaluable contributions to our country and should be allowed to stay.
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Commentary: Vaccine passports don’t have to work to be effective
The United States should develop a system to verify inoculations but not necessarily use it.
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Maine Voices: Irish brothers from Machias fought, won Revolution’s first naval battle
Two months after Minutemen routed English troops, the six O’Briens seized three invading vessels in ‘the Lexington of the Sea.’