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Published
May 8, 2022

The Maine Millennial: Maine Republicans are no longer a breed apart

The state party’s recent convention shows that it is spinning the same prejudices and moral panics that show up down south.
Published
May 7, 2022

The humble Farmer: Detective-novel fan puzzled by real-life crime

I’m trying to learn how a very bad, very tall man was able to simply walk out the front door of a jail.
Published
May 7, 2022

Maine Voices: Next top BIW official should take steps to heal breach with workers

Whoever succeeds Dirk Lesko must realize that a sense of betrayal lingers from a 1984 false alarm regarding the need to reduce wages and benefits.
Published
May 7, 2022

Another View: Don’t expect the Fed to work miracles

In conditions like these, monetary policy can only do so much.
Published
May 7, 2022

Commentary: Students’ religious freedom deserves Supreme Court’s protection

A case involving a high school coach who pressured players to pray with him is important for a nation where church-state separation is being called into question.

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Published
May 6, 2022

Our View: 11 tons per mile? Maine has to stop using so much road salt

A new report shows how the state must rethink its winter road maintenance strategy near vulnerable waterways.
Published
May 6, 2022

Maine Voices: Leaked ruling overturning Roe flouts legal system’s standards

Justice Samuel Alito has failed to demonstrate any reason why the court should not be bound by its earlier decision.
Published
May 6, 2022

Commentary: The U.S. response to COVID hasn’t been a train wreck. We’re just average

Over recent months, events worldwide should dispel notions of exceptional American malfeasance.
Published
May 5, 2022

Our View: Portland-area transit agencies should stop blocking federal funds

The region needs this investment in order to improve its underperforming public transportation service.
Published
May 5, 2022

Maine Voices: We need a DHHS that is open to legislators, Maine’s people

Legitimate legislative scrutiny sparked by the state watchdog’s report on the Office of Child and Family Services has resulted in a circling of the wagons.