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Published
December 3, 2021

Maine Voices: Our state’s forests are a vital part of our world’s climate solution

Let’s not dally in our effort to hold on to the highly significant forest here at home – Maine’s North Woods.
Published
December 3, 2021

Commentary: $3-a-gallon gasoline isn’t as painful as it used to be

Greater fuel efficiency and higher wages mean drivers don’t have to work as many hours to fill their tanks.
Published
December 2, 2021

Our View: Justice Kavanaugh reveals radical view of abortion limits

As a nominee, he told Sen. Collins that Roe is ‘settled law’; as a justice, he says abortion should be a matter for the states to decide.
Published
December 2, 2021

Maine Voices: Cumberland County going above and beyond in face of COVID crisis

Sheriff Kevin Joyce, the patrol and jail staff worked hard to keep the jail operating and prevent contagion during a recent state of emergency.
Published
December 2, 2021

Charter official: Editorial mischaracterizes our work to close Maine digital divide

We can connect Leeds homes still unserved by broadband at a fraction of the cost of a government-owned network.

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Published
December 1, 2021

Leonard Pitts: Today’s America has given flash mobs go-ahead to loot stores

Everywhere you look, someone else is seceding from the covenants that make it possible for civil society to function.
Published
December 1, 2021

Our View: Some of our state’s most serious crimes go unreported

The rate of offenses continues to fall in Maine, but that figure doesn’t say it all.
Published
December 1, 2021

Maine Voices: Child tax credit providing financial relief to working families like mine

Child care cost my family over $18,000 last year. Extending the child tax credit can help more women like me stay on the job.
Published
December 1, 2021

Commentary: Of course stereotypes are holding women back

A new study just documented a gender-based job-promotions gap linked to disparate assessments of ‘potential.’ Bias is the most convincing explanation.
Published
November 30, 2021

Our View: New COVID variant could be the new normal

As long as the coronavirus is spreading around the world, we will have to stick with public health interventions that work.