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Opinion: Encampments are not conducive to connection, community

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion December 06, 2023

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American social policy often involves pendulum swings driven by changes in public morals, passionate advocacy or legal standards. A section of the homeless encampment under the Casco Bay Bridge near Commercial Street in Portland on Nov. 9. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jacqueline Sartoris is the district attorney of Cumberland County. Portland, like many other cities right now, is living a gravity-defying swoop, visible in... + full article



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