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Published
September 7, 2023

Our View: We have not nearly earned the right to quibble about gun control

Narrow and tendentious arguments against gun laws say they don’t - or won’t - make any difference. Pass the laws, find out.
Published
September 4, 2023

Another View: Biden’s Medicare drug price plan is good medicine for Americans

How do we know that? Big Pharma is fighting all the way, already in court to stop it.
Published
September 3, 2023

Our View: Back to school, back to making education more of a priority

We’re doing a fair amount for Maine schools. To solve the most pernicious problems, however, we have to double down.
Published
September 2, 2023

Another View: We need a hit song on food insecurity, not a hit job on SNAP

Food stamps – which help 12.5% of Americans – should be low on the list of things to complain about.
Published
September 1, 2023

Our View: Brunswick-Gardiner interim trail the right way forward

A long-distance route that does not interact with car or truck traffic has the potential to be a gift that keeps on giving to the Midcoast.

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Published
August 30, 2023

Our View: To invest in immigrant pupils is to invest in the future

A big effort by Maine schools to accommodate English language learners will have a big return for their communities.
Published
August 20, 2023

Our View: Here’s what it will take to stop the rise of hate groups in Maine

Speak up, confront dangerous ideology directly, and protect neighbors who are targeted and make it clear that they are as much a part of our communities as anybody else.
Published
August 19, 2023

Another View: Trump made a mockery of democracy. How can Americans shrug this off?

Is it indictment fatigue? Is it a baseline expectation of dishonesty? Whatever it is, it’s not OK.
Published
August 18, 2023

Our View: When will we pay appropriate attention to late-life care?

Under Medicare, eligibility for hospice care is narrowly capped. Once it ends, as a recent Press Herald report outlined in heartrending detail, you’re on your own.
Published
August 17, 2023

Our View: Three cheers for a rare Maine team in the Little League World Series

Fourteen players aged between 10 and 12 take the field Thursday in Pennsylvania, the fourth team from Maine to ever qualify for the Little League Baseball World Series.