The Pejepscot History Center and other Maine cultural institutions have an important role to play in a time of so much discontent.
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Our View: Collins makes history with big Senate win
The victory of Maine’s first five-term senator bucks the national trend of increasingly polarized politics.
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Maine Voices: New plan to kill CMP corridor will have unintended consequences
The latest referendum push wouldn’t just block this project but would also create hurdles for other clean-energy proposals.
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Commentary: A lot is still unclear about this election – except that pundits, pollsters blew it again
There will be no Biden landslide, because what Trump is good at (tribal politics) has more of an impact than what he’s bad at (dealing with a deadly pandemic).
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Leonard Pitts: Springsteen realizes the once-‘hungry heart’ will one day stop beating
In a new album and documentary, he embraces the moral of 2020: Life is short, so seize joy where you find it.
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Our View: Maine voters make sure their voices are heard
Long lines are seen at the polls up and down the state Tuesday, even after record absentee voting.
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Maine Voices: Asset building key to breaking cycle of poverty
Often-overlooked housing programs and models can help working poor Maine families build the equity they need to weather financial storms.
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Commentary: Vaccine politics will soon replace election politics
The coming fights over cost and access to COVID treatments are guaranteed to displease most Americans.
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Commentary: Legal fights, frustration and tears for blind voters
The technology exists for people with visual disabilities to vote electronically from home, but the ability to do so differs from one state to the next. Maine just started offering the option.
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Commentary: Time to prepare for an even more deadly pandemic
As lethal as this coronavirus has been, a novel influenza – for example – could be worse.