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Megan Bachelder
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Right answer for SAT
The nonprofit that administers the SAT test to 2 million students each year has axed its nascent “adversity score,” a clumsy attempt to distill the possible socioeconomic hardships and challenges of a student’s background into a single neat and tidy number. Good call. The College Board adversity score, which would have been presented alongside a […]
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John M. Crisp: Times have changed when it comes to hurricanes
As I write, Dorian, a formidable hurricane, is slowly approaching Florida’s east coast; by the time you read this, you will probably know whether Dorian hit Florida or whether it skewed north for a landfall on the coast of another hapless state. I have considerable sympathy for fellow citizens who live in Dorian’s path. I’ve […]
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View from Away: The hubris of former FBI Director James Comey
Former FBI Director James Comey now has achieved the unique status of being criticized by the U.S. Justice Department for behavior that dramatically altered the political landscape for both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Last week, the Justice Department released a report by its inspector general, who found that Comey violated department policy in the […]
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George Smith: Bumpy road ahead for Maine drivers
The Legislature’s failure to fully fund transportation repair has us dodging potholes.
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Our View: All schools have a duty to confront racism
Edward Little High School in Auburn, the subject of a recent article in The Boston Globe Magazine, is by no means the only school struggling to help students amid an uptick in racial tension.
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Rep. Scott Strom: Sen. Collins takes lead on prescription drug prices
Everyone deserves access to safe and affordable prescription drugs. But patients who are battling the most serious of illnesses are having difficulty paying for the medications they need because prices are continuing to rise. In June 2019, drug manufacturers raised prices on over 100 drugs by an average of 27 percent. In 2018, there were 96 […]