We need to reinvest in the LMF program to meet the matching requirements for critical federal conservation funds.
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Commentary: Head Start urges Maine’s senators to OK $1.7 billion in emergency relief
The preschool program has served families throughout the pandemic. Now it needs help keeping our most at-risk children safe.
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Commentary: Is anti-Trump anger enough to propel Biden into the White House?
The fight this time around must be waged in the hearts and minds of those whose past political indifference helped land us in the mess we’re in today.
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Maine Voices: Take a moment to thank seniors for their sacrifices this year
COVID continues to most severely disrupt – and threaten – our elders, who have faced the risk with grit and grace.
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Our View: Maine wedding COVID outbreak is a cautionary tale
The events in Millinocket show that we can’t become complacent about our state’s success in slowing the virus’ spread.
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Leonard Pitts: Michelle Obama makes clear that we can choose to be better than this
What lifted her speech was not its indictment of the current president, but its appeal to misplaced ideals of American fairness.
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Maine Voices: What my students have taught me during the pandemic
Amid surging anti-Asian harassment, I’m heartened by these young people’s maturity, compassion and willingness to forgo their normal activities.
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Our View: Postal Service reforms need more than a pause
Louis DeJoy, a Trump donor, should not be in charge of policies that make voting more difficult.
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Rep. Pierce: Even in a pandemic, we can protect Maine’s general election vote
We need to expand voter registration opportunities, maximize the use of absentee voting and ensure safe and efficient in-person voting on Nov. 3.
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Maine Voices: How to deal with China? Build coalitions or risk another cold war
The U.S. can’t go it alone in dealing with Beijing but must lead countries that seek the rule of law, democratic values and strengthened international institutions.