This article by Jordan LaBouff of the University of Maine was originally published in the Bangor Daily News on July 31, 2018. Seven years ago, I moved from Texas to Maine to build a career and life in Bangor. Although I knew very little of the state when I accepted the job at the University […]
This article by Michael Rocque of Bates College and Chad Posick of Georgia Southern University was originally posted in the Bangor Daily News on July 17, 2018. Last month, after White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders was asked to leave the Red Hen restaurant, Rep. Maxine Waters, a California Democrat, called upon Americans to “push back” against […]
This article by Robert Glover of the University of Maine was originally posted in the Bangor Daily News on July 3, 2018. On Independence Day, we celebrate the shared American experiences and reflect upon the noble ideals of individual freedom to which we aspire. Yet, this Fourth of July finds these values in peril. In […]
Flynn Ross, University of Southern Maine. Originally posted in the Bangor Daily News June 19, 2018 and updated on June 20, 2018. Government by the people, for the people is characterized by transparency, accountability, participation and inclusion. In Maine, we have a strong legacy of town halls, relatively high voter participation rates and publicly accessible […]
Luisa Deprez, University of Southern Maine, and Lisa Dodson, Brandeis University. Originally posted in the Bangor Daily News June 5, 2018. Maine has the third highest rate of people in the nation who routinely don’t get enough to eat. It is a ranking that tells us that tens of thousands of low-income Mainers suffer from […]
Olivia Bogucki, University of Maine. Originally posted in the Bangor Daily News May 22, 2018. Late-life depression is an important public health concern in Maine. Over 15 percent of senior citizens in Maine have depression. Unfortunately, myths and misconceptions about late-life depression make it more challenging for older adults struggling with this debilitating disorder to […]
Amy Blackstone, University of Maine. Originally posted in Bangor Daily News May 9, 2018. In recent months, we’ve seen extraordinary public attention focused on workplace sexual harassment and other forms of violence against women. There is good reason for the attention. An Equal Employment Opportunity Commission task force on sexual harassment reports that “anywhere from […]
Jennifer Wriggins, University of Maine School of Law. Originally posted in Bangor Daily News May 9, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence recently said that Joe Arpaio, the former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, was a “tireless champion of … the rule of law,” but the real champions of the rule of law are millions of […]
Robert Glover and Cleo Baker, University of Maine. Originally posted in Bangor Daily News April 11, 2018. It feels strange to say that Maine has an employment “crisis” at a time when unemployment is at its lowest rate in decades. Yet, Maine’s low unemployment rates mean that employers are struggling to find workers, particularly in […]
Flynn Ross, University of Southern Maine. Originally posted in Bangor Daily News March 28, 2018. The promise of proficiency-based learning is that all students will meet expectations set forth in standards and achieve proficiency. This is a noble goal that no society in the history of the world has ever achieved. For most of human […]
