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PublishedSeptember 15, 2023
Our View: The child poverty rate doubled because we let it
The expiration of the federal child tax credit left American children behind last year. We should be way past scaremongering about ‘welfare’ and ‘generosity.’
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2023
The Maine Millennial: Find yourself a reason to go up north
Paying our respects to family from Presque Isle is an opportunity to travel to a land of contrasts.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2023
Commentary: Maine’s business leaders must be mindful of back-to-school pressures
September is a challenging month for parents of school-age children. Employers would do well to take that into account.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2023
Commentary: For parents, August is the Sunday of the year. I’m leaning in.
Braced for the onslaught of school and after-school scheduling, I’m reminding myself that I’ll look back on this daily grind someday and miss it.
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PublishedJune 23, 2023
Commentary: Ensuring children and working families have what they need to thrive
Paid leave, investments in child care and public preschool will not only support Maine families but also encourage others to move or return here, providing a needed boost to our workforce.
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PublishedJune 11, 2023
Our View: We must change the way we think about caregiving
Robust support for a proposal that would pay parent caregivers of children with special needs acknowledges just how badly broken our systems of care are.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2023
Maine Voices: Will travel for lobsters – all the way from Philadelphia
These longtime summer visitors to Bailey Island have been known to drive nine hours back home with one dog, four kids and 20 live crustaceans.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2022
Book review: ‘Mother Brain’ delves into the science of how our brains are rewired by parenthood
The book interweaves research and data with personal stories from new parents.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2022
Maine Voices: The long goodbye – my family, my father and Alzheimer’s
The disease’s progression tests our ties, but maybe a cure is in the pipeline so other families will not have to endure what we and many millions of others do each day.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2022
Commentary: Fentanyl feels like the monster coming for our kids. What should parents say?
Children are being poisoned by fentanyl, a deadly opioid. Here’s how a family therapist suggests telling kids about it.
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