Last week, I read a front-page headline in The Times Record indicating that there is an urgent need to increase the amount of funding for public defenders. The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services, or MCILS, is asking to double the funding for legal services to criminal defendants who cannot afford their own attorneys. Josh […]
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Christine Flowers: Student loan forgiveness shifts money to wealthy
My roots are blue. Not the political blue of the current climate. Blue-collar blue. My maternal grandfather had a third-grade education and spent almost three decades picking up trash for the city of Philadelphia. Neither of my four grandparents went to college, and only one of them finished high school. My mother was the first […]
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Group forming vision for future of downtown Freeport prepares to bring plan to life
The task force behind Freeport’s ambitious Downtown Vision plan hopes to bring its priority projects to the Town Council by the end of this year, according to task force member and Town Council Chairperson Dan Piltch.
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High school golf preview: Midcoast teams poised for strong campaigns
Freeport’s Eli Spaulding returns as one of top golfers in the state, as well.
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The Conversation: Some refugees stay in temporary status indefinitely — how they still manage to create homes and communities
More than 6.5 million Ukrainian war refugees are now scattered across Europe and North America, most with temporary emergency residency allowing them to stay in host countries for one to three years. But roughly half a year into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war looks unlikely to end soon. Ukrainians may be unable to return to their home […]
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Brunswick nonprofit that helps sexual assault victims voluntarily recognizes labor union
Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine leadership voluntarily recognized a labor union formed by the advocacy group’s workers, a move labor experts called unusual.
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Peter Roff: Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will make things worse
Marching in lockstep, the Democrats pushed a $700 billion spending bill through Congress, claiming it would reduce inflation. We know that to be a lie. Independent analyses from the Congressional Budget Office, the Congressional Joint Tax Committee, and Penn/Wharton all show the badly misnamed Inflation Reduction Act would do little to nothing to stop the […]
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The Conversation: If you thought this summer’s heat waves were bad, a new study has some disturbing news
THE CONVERSATION — As global temperatures rise, people in the tropics, including places like India and Africa’s Sahel region, will likely face dangerously hot conditions almost daily by the end of the century – even as the world reduces its greenhouse gas emissions, a new study shows. The mid-latitudes, including the U.S., Europe and China, […]
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The Conversation: 4 reasons why abortion laws often clash with the majority’s preferences in the US
Kansas voters opted against overturning a state constitutional right to an abortion on Aug. 2, 2022. A few days later, Indiana lawmakers banned nearly all abortions. Both are conservative-leaning states that supported President Donald Trump’s reelection bid by near-identical margins in 2020 – 56.1% to 41.5% in Kansas and 57% to 41% in Indiana. So what explains the different outcomes? […]
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Sen. Eloise Vitelli: In Augusta and at ballot box, diverse perspectives make us stronger
Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy. It’s the most straight-forward way that we, as citizens, can make our voices heard when it comes to choosing our leaders, funding essential services and supporting policy changes. Beyond voting, it’s our unique perspectives and opinions that make our democracy strong. However, through much of our country’s history, the […]