A universal meals program would improve students’ health and achievement.
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AFL-CIO: This Labor Day, let’s work to elect a pro-labor senator
Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins has supported policies that hurt Maine workers and their families.
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Commentary: Maine needs to repair its child welfare system again
Overuse of foster care has traumatic effects on children and families.
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Leonard Pitts: 2020 is the year of our fragility
In the midst of calamity, one death serves as a reminder that life is precious and often gone too soon.
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Maine Voices: Grandmother would know how to face this pandemic
A member of a practical generation that didn’t complain, this writer’s grandmother would have met the crisis head-on.
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Our View: The many deaths from COVID-19 cannot be wished away
President Trump has no plan to stop the deaths from the novel coronavirus, so he’s trying to make them disappear.
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Maine Voices: Inmates need to prepare for life after prison
Maine should have more pre-release centers where prisoners can develop skills that they will need once they leave custody.
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Bergdahl prosecutor: Trump made my job much harder
Treating criminal investigations as a form of entertainment makes it difficult to seek justice.
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Another View: NBA players’ strike was the most powerful message they could send
Slogans and ‘Black Lives Matter’ T-shirts don’t get the point across, even when you’re famous.
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Maine Voices: New Mainer eager to support Maine’s green economy
We must do more to ensure that all Mainers, including New Mainers, can access the money-saving and environment-saving opportunities afforded by clean energy.