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Editorials

Published
May 2, 2018

Our View: Training of employees, public helps remove stigma of mental illness

Legislators should override the governor's veto of a bill to expand school-based resources for at-risk students.
Published
May 1, 2018

Our View: Eugene Cole was a hero long before his tragic death

The slain deputy was a beloved family man and a compassionate police officer respected both by colleagues and those on the wrong side of the law.
Published
April 30, 2018

Our View: On food stamps, don’t follow Maine’s example

Congress should wait to act until we see what other states' voluntary work and training provisions can do.
Published
April 29, 2018

Another View: Columnist, editor fail to grasp purpose of Hyde Amendment

It is meant not to prevent abortion or abortion coverage but to keep taxpayers from having to pick up the tab.
Published
April 29, 2018

Our View: Maine PUC should not sink ocean wind project

Saving customers a few cents would not be worth further damaging the state's credibility as a business partner.

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Published
April 28, 2018

Another View: Persistence, publicity and DNA pay off in Golden State Killer case

A former police officer's arrest in a series of murders and rapes points up the need for better handling of evidence.
Published
April 27, 2018

Our View: Gov. LePage’s veto threatens strained Maine child welfare system

In the wake of two young girls' tragic deaths, legislators should reaffirm their support for a program that's effective at identifying and helping at-risk kids.
Published
April 27, 2018

Another View: Diversion of mail looked fishy, but it fooled USPS on a grand scale

The postal service even provided its own tub to hold corporate mail that piled up at an apartment that was not the sender's intended destination.
Published
April 26, 2018

Another View: Scott Pruitt’s sleazy conduct should end his career in government service

Draining the swamp in Washington requires getting rid of the self-serving EPA administrator.
Published
April 26, 2018

Our View: Complaints about Long Creek point to bigger problem

A system of community-based treatment programs, not a prison environment, would help troubled Maine young people develop the skills they'll need to re-enter society.