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Published
March 19, 2018

Maine Voices: Central Maine Power transmission line project raises red flags

The question is: Why should Maine accept a line like the one New Hampshire just rejected?
Published
March 18, 2018

Jim Fossel: Restocking the Cabinet, Trump style

The turnover signals the ascension of a newly aggressive foreign policy.
Published
March 18, 2018

Maine Observer: Cares melt in memories of snowy fun

The joy of fast runs down steep sledding hills made winter's endless weeks a time not to be wished away, but embraced.
Published
March 18, 2018

Maine Voices: Why is Maine’s child welfare ombudsman out of the loop?

Two tweaks to the system can enhance her input about cases like Marissa Kennedy's.
Published
March 17, 2018

Maine Voices: U.S. Supreme Court weighs Janus v. AFSCME: Freedom for workers?

The decision may prove to be historic because most union workers are now found in the public sector.

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Published
March 17, 2018

Commentary: Background checks for presidential candidates? Not a good idea

It is only the Constitution that stands between us and the excesses of this or any future chief executive.
Published
March 16, 2018

Commentary: Rex Tillerson’s defiance meant he had to go

The secretary of state was completely out of step with President Trump's hard-line stance on North Korea.
Published
March 16, 2018

Commentary: Big-city media discredit themselves more than those who cry ‘fake news’

The press needs to replace its sensational tone and liberal agenda with steady and restrained reporting.
Published
March 16, 2018

Maine Voices: Media mislead, stigmatize by broadly linking mental illness to violence

There are many types and degrees of mind disorders, and those who have them are rarely a threat to others.
Published
March 15, 2018

What about free speech? Or, how I got banned by the Portland Press Herald

The legacy media's defense of the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech is not quite what it should be.