The retroactivity-focused campaign almost pushed me into voting ‘yes.’ Why didn’t power line backers bring up the climate change implications?
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Commentary: Are public meetings getting stale? How one city is opening them up
By replacing public comment periods with small-group dialogue sessions, Portsmouth, N.H., city councilors are promoting more engagement.
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Maine Voices: It’s past time to see climate change education for the urgent need it is
With the Maine Legislative Council’s support Nov. 18, the full Legislature can consider advancing this key priority.
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Maine Voices: COVID’s vulnerable tribe numbers in the tens of millions
When people assert their right to ignore public health guidance, they put the immunosuppressed – like me – at risk.
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Commentary: Was the climate change conference in Glasgow a success?
It accomplished a lot, though the national goals don’t cut emissions enough to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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Insight: Help needed for the struggling class
The federal poverty line does not capture the economic hardship that half of Americans face.
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The Maine Millennial: Better ways to break a tie
A Portland City Council race shows we should be more prepared the next time voters don’t produce a winner on Election Day.
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Jim Fossel: Maine power line issue puts both parties on defense
The big vote on Question 1 could open an electoral corridor for an independent candidate for governor next year.
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Commentary: Rare form of slow-moving cancer can hide behind common symptoms
Symptom awareness of carcinoid cancer, my husband’s killer, is the key to earlier diagnoses, which can in turn save lives.
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Maine Voices: Cultivating next generation of ocean guardians requires protecting more ocean now
The America the Beautiful Initiative can help build a workforce interested in safeguarding the health of our marine territories.