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PublishedJuly 28, 2023
Reporting Aside: Waiting for breakfast and seeking opportunity
A group of homeless people who hang out near the old Waterville Boys and Girls Club on Main Place in Waterville, waiting for the nearby soup kitchen to open, say finding a place to live is difficult, and out of reach financially, Amy Calder writes.
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PublishedJune 12, 2023
Commentary: Expand Mainers’ eligibility for the Medicare Savings Program
There couldn’t be a better time to provide justice to the thousands of older Mainers now struggling to make ends meet.
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PublishedMay 26, 2023
Our View: Lawmakers should use child tax credit to boost next generation of Mainers
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PublishedMay 12, 2023
Reporting Aside: Volunteers who give aid to others hope one day they’ll be ‘completely unnecessary’
A small group of people with the Greater Waterville Area Poverty Action Coalition/Poor People's Campaign staff a table each Friday in Waterville to provide basic necessities to those in need, Amy Calder writes.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2023
Our View: Keeping kids in poverty is our choice. What’s it going to be?
The expanded child tax credit pulled millions of kids out of poverty before expiring. It can do so again.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2023
Maine Voices: Climate change is a complex issue. It requires a complex solution.
Saying that it’s all about reining in population significantly misses the mark – we also have to focus on affluence and consumption.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2023
Commentary: Ohio’s train derailment – not spy balloons – is the real national security threat
The railroad accident and chemical spill underscore the slow degradation of U.S. infrastructure and disaster response.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2022
Commentary: What Haiti needs is respect and democracy
A Nov. 15 Bloomberg editorial called only for police order, with nary a word about free elections or respect for Haitian independence.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2022
Reporting Aside: With housing out of reach, woman asks, ‘Just let me prove myself’
The rental assistance Beth Gordon was receiving was pulled a few weeks ago and she now lives in a pop-up camper in Fairfield with her two children, but she remains determined to find the opportunity that will bring a better path.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2022
Commentary: Opioid epidemic’s undue burden on rural Maine requires our full attention
Investment in evidence-based approaches can help guide our rural communities out of crisis.
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