I thank Sen. Roger Katz (letter, Feb. 25) for pointing out the importance of more state support for English language education for new Mainers. He rightly reminds people how much everyone in the state depends on their ability to learn how to live here and contribute to local communities and economy. He also rightly notes […]
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Trump's attacks on science
In 1795, when considering a new university in his home state of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson pronounced freedom to be “the first-born daughter of science.” Donald Trump is currently attacking freedom by censoring scientists. As the New York Times reported in October, scientists in the Environmental Protection Agency were forbidden to speak about climate change at […]
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Remember the deep roots of racism and violence
When Gov. Paul LePage and others call for preserving Confederate monuments so we don’t forget our nation’s history, they seem to engage in some of the very forgetting that is at the heart of racial injustice in this country. For starters, tearing down monuments to Robert E. Lee will not lead to tearing down monuments […]
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'A climate encouraging freedom'
Many have criticized the president’s budget for stripping benefits from the less fortunate in exchange for tax cuts to the wealthy. The problems don’t stop there. By eliminating the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts, President Trump’s budget undermines people’s ability to talk about complicated subjects, whether budgets or […]
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J. Hall: Cultivate the schools
Municipal budget season is upon us, and I would like to first commend all public officials for taking on the difficult and important work of figuring out how to balance our priorities with our resources. As a citizen of Auburn, I hope that City Councilors can find a way to allow the school budget to […]
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Joseph Hall: The Penobscots are fighting for their culture
Right now, the Penobscot Indian Nation is fighting to retain control of the river that is the heart of its reservation. Penobscots have been forced to go to federal court because the state of Maine contests their right to regulate fishing and other activities along the river. Since 1818, the heart of the Nation’s reservation […]
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J. Hall: Deep commitment to people
Jared Golden and Nate Libby will be two outstanding legislators for Lewiston. Libby gained his political experience as a city councilor and state representative. Golden served with the Marines in Afghanistan and Iraq, later worked in Afghanistan, and then on the Senate Homeland Security Committee. Despite their different routes to Augusta, they also have much […]