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Published
November 8, 2020

The View From Here: Maine Democrats will start soul searching

The election offers no clarity in the battle between moderates and progressives for the party's soul.
Published
November 8, 2020

Maine Voices: Maine needs a public defender service

As attention is focused on the harm done in the name of criminal justice, now is the time to make this change.
Published
November 7, 2020

Maine Voices: The fate of a species is in our hands

Until new, long-term protections for right whales are in place, federal regulators must take emergency action.
Published
November 7, 2020

The humble Farmer: Videophone shows me that I’m an analog man in a digital world

For a week I was as knowledgeable as the grandchildren. But now, when I call, my friends can’t see me.
Published
November 7, 2020

Commentary: So, what happened with the polling?

Shy voters, trends in approval ratings and margins of error all threw off pollsters’ models. Again.

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Published
November 6, 2020

Commentary: How to get a possible Biden presidency off to a good start

House Democrats should work with Senate Republicans to pass a new COVID relief bill this year.
Published
November 6, 2020

Commentary: I protested Florida’s 2000 recount. Today, Trump supporters are way out of line

The ‘Brooks Brothers Riot’ was about making sure every vote counted. Today’s protesters are trying to thwart accurate vote counting.
Published
November 6, 2020

Maine Voices: For Brunswick museum, light appears through the cracks of a seismic year

The Pejepscot History Center and other Maine cultural institutions have an important role to play in a time of so much discontent.
Published
November 5, 2020

Maine Voices: New plan to kill CMP corridor will have unintended consequences

The latest referendum push wouldn't just block this project but would also create hurdles for other clean-energy proposals.
Published
November 5, 2020

Commentary: A lot is still unclear about this election – except that pundits, pollsters blew it again

There will be no Biden landslide, because what Trump is good at (tribal politics) has more of an impact than what he’s bad at (dealing with a deadly pandemic).