Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion October 25, 2022
With political campaigns once again spewing anger and accusation here in Maine and across the nation, one thing stands out clearly: We have murdered the rational and given its place to the rationale. Instead of thinking things through, doing the hard work of seeking accommodation and the best solution available, we build egocentric, I’m-right-you’re-wrong rationales. “The current zero-sum, destructive thought process has helped to bring us... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 25, 2022
An empty classroom at Scarborough Middle School in April 2020. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer Academic disruptions caused by COVID-19 erased decades of progress in math and reading scores across the country and Maine students showed some of the largest declines, according to the... + más
Math test scores across the nation plummet since start of pandemic | ABC News
California test scores show deep pandemic drops; 2 in 3 students don't meet math standards | Los Angeles Times
Two North Yarmouth residents are competing for a seat in the Maine House of Representatives representing District 105, which includes North Yarmouth and part of Gray. Annie Graham is a Democrat who served in the House from 2010-14 and was a member of the town’s Select Board.... + más
Boys’ soccer: Cape Elizabeth snaps Yarmouth’s 31-game unbeaten streak | Portland Press Herald
Maine Voices: Our forests offer a valuable buffer against climate change | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 24, 2022
Our thoughts are with the millions of people suffering from the force and fury of recent hurricanes, especially those who have lost loved ones. Because the intensity of the storms is determined largely by the temperature of the ocean waters, a warmer climate causes the storms to... + más
Commentary: Maine still treating Indigenous tribes like second-class citizens | Portland Press Herald
What Sustainable Seafood Activists Get Wrong About Maine's Lobsters | Time
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 10, 2022
The Indigenous tribes in Maine are second-class citizens. While 570 tribes across the country access beneficial laws passed by Congress, Maine’s tribes have been blocked from accessing many and must seek state permission to access others. Since the Maine Indian Claims... + más
Op-Ed: Online gambling from Prop. 27 wouldn't solve a bigger issue for California's tribes | Los Angeles Times
California tribes will manage, protect state coastal areas | WPLG Local 10
Portland Press Herald USA Health October 08, 2022
A sign at the entrance of Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston in 2020 warns about the dangers of the influenza virus. Statistics on the flu from the Maine CDC show that the COVID-19 pandemic played a significant role in the decrease of confirmed cases over the last two... + más
Sheldon Jacobson and Janet Jokela: Will we have a severe flu season? It doesn’t need to be that way. | Chicago Tribune
‘Do I have to get a flu shot?’ Your flu questions answered | Orlando Sentinel
Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 08, 2022
State officials and lawyers with the ACLU of Maine will start discussing next week a potential settlement to a lawsuit that alleges Maine provides ineffective legal services to low-income people who need a lawyer at the state’s expense. Four settlement meetings between the... + más
Our View: Maine’s indigent legal services system cannot wait for help any longer | Portland Press Herald
Indigent defender commission sends emergency funding request to governor, lawmakers | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 06, 2022
When statistics on domestic abuse are rattled off, and there will be a lot of that in October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I zone out. Why? Because domestic abuse is a crime that is almost never reported (misplaced shame; misguided loyalty, love and guilt; justifiable... + más
Flu season begins this month, but questions remain for what’s ahead | Portland Press Herald
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