Rich kids are not inherently smarter than poor kids, making the gap between them disturbing.
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Our View: Removal of paintings from USM show raises plenty of tough questions
The decision to take down art by a convicted sex offender poses issues college students should be grappling with – such as free speech, punishment and redemption.
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Our View: Bayside’s woes are bigger than one neighborhood
Gov. LePage’s hostility to anti-poverty programs has made a bad situation worse.
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Our View: Local groups take initiative on broadband in rural, small-town Maine
Help wasn’t coming on one of the state’s most pressing problems, so from Sanford to Woodland, they’ve stepped up.
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Our View: By stalling on Medicaid expansion, Gov. LePage is breaking Maine law
The argument over wider access to MaineCare is done – now, he must implement the program.
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Our View: Misleading marijuana claims no help to Maine policymakers
As the state moves closer to launching a legal retail pot market, decisions should be based on fact.
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Our View: High stakes for Maine and its residents in lawsuit over vehicle pollution
The health of tens of thousands with respiratory illnesses is at risk as the EPA tries to roll back nationwide fuel-efficiency improvements in the years ahead.
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Our View: Training of employees, public helps remove stigma of mental illness
Legislators should override the governor’s veto of a bill to expand school-based resources for at-risk students.
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Our View: Eugene Cole was a hero long before his tragic death
The slain deputy was a beloved family man and a compassionate police officer respected both by colleagues and those on the wrong side of the law.
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Our View: On food stamps, don’t follow Maine’s example
Congress should wait to act until we see what other states’ voluntary work and training provisions can do.