Celebrate This Labor Day Weekend By Taking Action
by shenna | September 2, 2010 - 5:45pmLabor Day, an American tradition since 1894, celebrates the worker by giving all of us a day of rest. Not all workers are treated equally under the law however. Pay discrimination is still a persistent problem in the United States. The statistics nationally are that women make on average 77 cents for every dollar a man makes. Not just women, but everyone in a woman worker's household, suffers from these lost wages. Let's celebrate Labor Day by dedicating ourselv | continue reading
Medical Marijuana - The Focus Should Be On Providing Care For Those in Need
by alysia | September 2, 2010 - 5:21pmThis week I met with a Maine medical marijuana patient. This particular patient is fortunate. She is able to supply herself medicine, has a doctor who understands the known benefits of marijuana and believes patients should have some input and choice in deciding their course of treatment. The patient I spoke with uses marijuana to treat chronic pain (a qualifying condition under the law). She feels strongly that she does not want to take one of the many FDA approved pharmaceuticals recommended for her condition. She, like many patients who qualify under Maine law f | continue reading
Student Privacy, From Sea To Shining Sea
by zach | September 1, 2010 - 5:54pmIf you regularly read this blog (or read Maine newspapers, or watch Maine television news, or listen to Maine Public Radio), you probably know about the work the MCLU has been doing to protect student privacy. The Maine Department of Education has recently required all Maine schools to ask parents for their childrens' social security numbers--the schools have to ask, but parents do not have to turn over the numbers. Nothing ba | continue reading
