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Published
June 17, 2022

Maine Voices: Native people understand the value of Arctic Refuge

Congress should repeal permission to drill for oil and gas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before the next round of leases is granted in 2024.
Published
June 16, 2022

Maine Voices: Tribal sovereignty is at the core of many issues

Activists concerned about climate change and abortion rights should join in the fight for state recognition of Wabanaki rights.
Published
June 15, 2022

Another View: FDA is right to ban menthol cigarettes

The minty flavored cigarettes appeal to new users and expose them to nicotine's addictive power.
Published
June 15, 2022

Commentary: Congress must bring back the child tax credit

Our experiment with helping parents pay for rent, food and other bills dramatically reduced hunger and child poverty.
Published
June 15, 2022

Leonard Pitts: Trump loyalists learn the hard way that they’ve been had

The Jan. 6 committee has revealed that Trump raised $250 million after the 2020 election for a bogus legal defense fund.

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Published
June 14, 2022

Alcohol more common in sexual assault among college students

One in eight college men admit to committing assault while in high school or college, usually against a victim incapacitated by alcohol.
Published
June 12, 2022

Our View: Maine can do more to stop gun suicides

Mainers die by self-inflicted gunshot at a much higher rate than people in the rest of the country.
Published
June 12, 2022

Maine Voices: Inaction on gun safety takes teachers’ breath away

How can we tell our students that they are safe when our government does nothing in the face of mass murder?
Published
June 12, 2022

Maine Voices: Beware excess moderation on guns

Even Aristotle, who taught 'everything in moderation,' understood that outrage can be more virtuous than a lack of human feeling.
Published
June 12, 2022

Maine Observer: Finding childcare isn’t getting easier

A working mother in the '80s seems to have had more options than her daughter has today.