Anger and indignation in response to student loan forgiveness come down to American attitudes toward class and ‘upward mobility.’
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Shawn Johnson: Reflections after 30 years of coaching at Cony
We don’t coach for the money, says Cony High School’s coach of the varsity golf team.
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Maine Voices: May I give you a reason to be hopeful?
The needs of our friends and neighbors increase every day. My community, despite being divided on many fronts, comes together to meet those needs.
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Commentary: In gubernatorial race, it’s Mills: 59; LePage: 23
The Maine State Building & Construction Trades Council and our 20 labor unions unanimously endorse Gov. Mills for a second term. Here’s why.
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Marty Walsh: Actually, America’s workforce is stronger than ever
We shouldn’t emerge from the pandemic with a soured view of our national work ethic, the U.S. labor secretary says.
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Maine Voices: Trailer parks wrongly overlooked in affordable-housing debate
Maine has the highest rate of mobile homes in the northeastern U.S. It’s past time to help those communities out.
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Commentary: Working Mainers deserve dignity, respect and the freedom to unionize
In Maine as nationwide, union election petitions are up, up, up. Let’s build on that momentum.
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Douglas Rooks: Governors past and present, one more time
We have the first matchup of a former and an incumbent governor since Joe Brennan and John McKernan faced off in 1990. But this race is different than that one.
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Maine Compass: Long hours, unreasonable demands drive teacher shortage
A former teacher explains the teacher shortage.
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Maine Voices: Bring nurses and doctors into medical billing conversation
With the Press Herald’s reporting as an exception, I have failed to understand the media’s resistance to this important subject.