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Published
January 28, 2022

Commentary: After a year of Biden’s bumbling, I still don’t miss Trump

Two things can be true at the same time: Our current president is a disaster. And so was his predecessor.
Published
January 27, 2022

Our View: Maine school climate grants could backfire

Unless it’s carefully crafted, the program could reinforce existing inequities among the state’s school districts.
Published
January 27, 2022

Maine Voices: We can’t leave overdose survival to chance – expand Maine’s Good Samaritan law

L.D. 1862 will ensure that no one has to weigh getting emergency medical help against arrest or prosecution for nonviolent crimes.
Published
January 27, 2022

Commentary: U.S. airstrikes are recklessly legitimizing a new kind of war

Drone warfare now threatens the world, thanks to shortsighted American decisions.
Published
January 26, 2022

Leonard Pitts: For some, ‘white’ is still the default category on race

Sen. Mitch McConnell is not the only one to forget that African Americans are also Americans.

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Published
January 25, 2022

Our View: RFK Jr.’s dangerous rhetoric could lead to violence

Like Republican Maine lawmakers Joel Stetkis and Heidi Sampson, the Democratic celebrity uses the Holocaust to radicalize the anti-vaccine movement.
Published
January 25, 2022

Maine Voices: We can’t stop human trafficking by arresting our way out of it

Human Trafficking Awareness Month serves as a reminder that we must recognize and repair the systems that create vulnerabilities to trafficking.
Published
January 25, 2022

Sen. Brenner: Maine is leading the way in defending abortion rights. Other states should follow suit

Restrictive policies within our state, like those that allow health care providers to refuse to provide abortion services to a patient, must go.
Published
January 24, 2022

Our View: Trust lake associations on how to combat invasive species

More than boat inspections are necessary to keep Maine's lakes and ponds free from milfoil and other harmful infestations.
Published
January 23, 2022

Jim Fossel: Beware of doomsday rhetoric

Trust in America’s institutions is weak enough without politically motivated hyperbole.