opinion

Published
January 18, 2023

Clarence Page: Has Biden bungled the border crisis? He’s not alone

President Biden has been slow to move on the border issues that have led to asylum seekers being bused north by Republican governors. But the mess at the border crosses party lines, even if the solutions don’t.
Published
January 18, 2023

Commentary: The legal system has never had an answer for violent kids

When very young children kill, it prompts soul-searching among adults – but very rarely any criminal charges.
Published
January 18, 2023

Maine Voices: Time for Yarmouth to move ahead with inclusionary zoning

A proposed ordinance requiring developers to allocate 10% of units as affordable would be predictable and flexible and would equalize opportunity for all residents.
Published
January 18, 2023

Commentary: Parents Defending Education is not at all what it says it is

The national conservative group and others like it are conniving to destroy public schools.
Published
January 17, 2023

Dick Polman: False equivalence cops on the Biden classified documents case

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January 17, 2023

Michael Reagan: Cleaning out Joe Biden’s dirty garage
Published
January 17, 2023

Commentary: 50 years after Roe v. Wade, we must take abortion into our own hands

The consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization are especially severe for low-income, Black, Indigenous and other people of color.
Published
January 17, 2023

Commentary: Mainers could benefit from lithium boom if state politicians allow it

For a variety of reasons and ends, the U.S. needs battery materials. Maine has at least one handsome stockpile. Onerous mining regulations stand in the way.
Published
January 17, 2023

Another View: ‘Three Amigos’ summit over, hard work of U.S., Mexico and Canada policymaking begins

These three countries share problems so immense that they are best solved by working together.
Published
January 16, 2023

The Conversation: How the distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.’s words enables more, not less, racial division within American society