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Columns

Published
June 29, 2021

Maine Voices: I don’t like CMP. But I don’t support a publicly owned Maine utility.

More aggressive enforcement by the PUC is a better way to ensure the utility is prepared for the dramatic demands on the grid we’re going to face.
Published
June 28, 2021

Maine Voices: Citizenship for Dreamers is an overdue immigration reform

Nine years since the creation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival, 700,000 of our neighbors have uncertain status under the law.
Published
June 27, 2021

Maine Observer: Seeing Maine through other eyes

The people who visit every year remind us what a special place our state really is.
Published
June 27, 2021

Maine Voices: Young Mainers will be inheriting the grid – we would like to own it

If we’re going to increasingly rely on electricity for our basic needs in the future, consumer ownership, not investor ownership, is the way to go.
Published
June 27, 2021

Jim Fossel: Senators, not Senate rules, make laws

Liberals complain about the filibuster, but repealing it would likely have little impact on the development of policy.

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Published
June 27, 2021

Insight: Time to end U.S. presidents’ ‘private wars’

The system was broken 20 years ago when Congress gave away its war powers.
Published
June 27, 2021

The Maine Millennial: Making something amazing out of what’s old, broken

What do my old birth control implant and my new celebration-of-sobriety tattoo have in common? Read on and I’ll tell you.
Published
June 27, 2021

The View From Here: Making sense of the ‘Take this job and shove it’ economy

Employers are trying to fill openings, but employees are quitting at record rates.
Published
June 26, 2021

Commentary: Andrew Yang’s failed New York mayoral bid is a good thing for politics

So far, there’s little evidence that hopeless presidential campaigns can advance one’s career.
Published
June 26, 2021

Commentary: Maine Sens. Collins and King need to step up on immigration bills

Passing the American Dream and Promise Act and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act will strengthen our state’s families and economy.