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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News, Op-Eds, Opinion

Steve Collins: Oct. 25’s darkness a constant reminder of the need for greater kindness

As the first flowers begin to bloom and potholes proliferate, life in Lewiston seems normal. Then a glimpse of a “Lewiston Strong” sign in a window or an overheard snatch of somber conversation at Hannaford or the sound of sirens wailing in the distance brings it all back. Six months have somehow passed since that […]

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Hal Phillips: RiverWatch: Many expectations of the child welfare system largely miss the point

L.D. 2097 is a bill that would authorize and fund the hire of case aides — to lighten the load of caseworkers around the state by delivering documents, driving children to appointments, supervising kiddos in the office or hotels rooms overnight. When making the best of imperfect situations (in this case, an imperfect hiring situation), L.D. 2097 makes sense to me.