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Occupy the School Board: Reflections on the 2014 Portland School Budget

          Since the Portland Superintendent announced next year’s school budget, I have received about a hundred emails and letters from concerned parents, teachers, and constituents. Every letter has encouraged me not to cut positions and to … Continue reading

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Welfare Reform Will Not Solve Maine’s Economic Issues

      Just like Governor’s LePage’s attempts to cut Medicaid and blame social services for our increasingly impoverished state, Christine Rousselle’s article on December 21 entitled “My Time at Walmart: Why We Need Serious Welfare Reform”, conspires to mislead … Continue reading

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