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Editorials

Published
April 17, 2016

Our View: LePage maneuver slows real work on education

The person in charge of a $1.2 billion budget is accountable to no one but the governor.
Published
April 17, 2016

Another View: Columnist dishonors memory  of Franco-American ancestors

A description of Maine's immigrants in a recent op-ed was wrong and hurtful to their descendants.
Published
April 16, 2016

Our View: Portland faces tight timeline to decide on India Street clinic closure

The City Council should answer some nagging questions before it signs off on this plan.
Published
April 15, 2016

Our View: Portland should increase age for buying tobacco

Making 21 the legal minimum would help prevent vulnerable teenagers from getting hooked.
Published
April 15, 2016

Another View: Flap over satire gives Merkel chance to defend free speech

Instead, she seems to be placating Turkey's leader, who's been angered by a comedian's insulting poem.

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Published
April 14, 2016

Another View: Real people hurt by backlash against LGBT equal rights progress

North Carolina and other states are responding to trumped-up fears, not any threat to religious liberty.
Published
April 14, 2016

Our View: Broken promise to New Balance saps faith in trade partnership

When the U.S. government won't even enforce current law, how will it protect manufacturers?
Published
April 13, 2016

Our View: Cannabis doesn’t belong on DEA’s ‘most dangerous’ list

By paving the way for studies of marijuana's medical safety and efficacy, reclassification could benefit Maine patients and doctors.
Published
April 13, 2016

Another View: EU mitigates immigration crisis, but military conflicts drive it

Putting an end to the wars that are forcing people to leave their home countries is the only real solution.
Published
April 12, 2016

Our View: Maine would benefit from seafood traceability

A record that follows fish from boat to market would benefit Mainers who do it the right way.