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Opinion

Published
July 2, 2019

Maine Voices: Death with dignity gives patients the opportunity to end life on their own terms

Relieving personal suffering shouldn't entail the risk of prolonging it.
Published
July 1, 2019

Maine Voices: Why criticizing Trump doesn’t convince his supporters to abandon their man

Devotion to the president is a religion, and you can't talk people out of faith.
Published
June 30, 2019

Maine Voices: Time for public higher education to walk the walk on equal pay

For too long, poverty wages have been the norm in adjunct teaching, a profession dominated by women. State officials must change that.
Published
June 30, 2019

The Maine Millennial: Be a voice against anti-trans bigotry

Maine's delegation should resist efforts to take away legal protections, and Mainers should speak up when we see workplace bias or hear hurtful jokes.
Published
June 30, 2019

Jim Fossel: Maine erases advances made under Republican governor, Legislature

We're taking major steps backward in both economic freedom and individual liberties.

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Published
June 29, 2019

Maine Voices: Restitution bill shows progress in juvenile-justice reform

A new state law will help ensure that financial obligations will not haunt juveniles well beyond their involvement in the system.
Published
June 28, 2019

Maine Voices: Trump administration’s efforts to save coal are a slap in the face to humanity

Fossil fuel-driven climate change will have a particularly devastating impact on the poor and on future generations.
Published
June 28, 2019

Commentary: A year after Janus, many Maine public workers are still unaware of their rights

A new website aims to inform government employees about workplace freedom and organized labor's efforts to undercut it.
Published
June 27, 2019

Maine Voices: Pay-it-forward reciprocity is key to a civilized, abundant future

Our culture has rarely been as pessimistic as it is today – but the hell into which we're descending isn't inevitable.
Published
June 26, 2019

Maine Voices: Children – and battery electric school buses – are our future

A new federal bill will help districts get the resources they need to provide tens of thousands of young Mainers with healthy air to breathe and a safe ride to school.