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Published
January 24, 2021

The View From Here: America is not divided, but white America is

A cultural clash between white voters with and without college degrees explains a lot about the polarization of our politics.
Published
January 24, 2021

Jim Fossel: A path forward in a divided Senate

The pressure is going to be on members of both parties to meet in the middle and govern.
Published
January 23, 2021

Commentary: How Biden can rebuild trust in our elections

An independent panel could quickly confirm the fairness of 2020 swing-state voting and counting, then recommend election-security improvements.
Published
January 23, 2021

Commentary: Removing 4 Brookfield Renewable dams would revive lower Kennebec, at-risk species

The fate of Atlantic salmon in the U.S. depends on restoring them in the Kennebec. Razing these dams would give the species its best chance at survival.
Published
January 23, 2021

Commentary: Let Donald Trump run for president again

There is no need to invoke rarely used constitutional clauses to keep him from holding future federal office. He should answer to the will of the voters.

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Published
January 23, 2021

Maine Voices: Delegation brushes off new ropeless gear’s potential to benefit fishermen, right whales

Instead, our lawmakers should insist on ample federal funding and incentives to drive further development, testing and rapid deployment of the technology.
Published
January 22, 2021

Commentary: 48 years after Roe, we’ll keep working for reproductive freedom

Planned Parenthood will strive to defeat attempts in the Maine Legislature to take away care or shame abortion patients.
Published
January 22, 2021

Maine Voices: Will Maine’s senators let my mom vote?

Mainers can help bring democracy to our nation’s capital at long last. We must encourage Sens. King and Collins to sign on as co-sponsors of the D.C. statehood bill.
Published
January 21, 2021

Maine Voices: Soaring on ‘wings like eagles’ as we confront climate crisis

A new reason for hope: President Biden signs an executive order on his first day in office that ensures the U.S. will rejoin the Paris climate accord.
Published
January 21, 2021

Commentary: Will Republican senators risk as much for democracy as Russia’s Navalny?

The opposition leader was poisoned by the Kremlin but has returned to Moscow to fight for free elections, as exiting Trump still lies that U.S. elections were rigged.