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Published
January 26, 2021

Commentary: The U.S. unemployment system is broken but fixable

Bigger checks are good but not enough for the millions of jobless Americans who need more help.
Published
January 26, 2021

Commentary: Still doubt that COVID is serious? Imagine the high emotional cost of a solitary death

I didn’t lose my parents to COVID-19. So, my sisters and I could watch and listen and hold their hands as they were dying of torturous illnesses.
Published
January 26, 2021

Maine Voices: Has delay become a strategy for blocking needed large-scale projects?

After 40 months of regulatory proceedings, CMP has secured every needed state and federal approval for the NECEC power line. It should be allowed to go ahead with it.
Published
January 24, 2021

Another View: Senators should hold Trump to account

Columnist Jim Fossel is wrong to advise us to ignore the president’s incitement of a mob.
Published
January 24, 2021

Maine Voices: Use new glue to repair our democracy

Open primaries will encourage voters to think of ourselves not as Republicans or Democrats, but as Americans.

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Published
January 24, 2021

The View From Here: America is not divided, but white America is

A cultural clash between white voters with and without college degrees explains a lot about the polarization of our politics.
Published
January 24, 2021

Jim Fossel: A path forward in a divided Senate

The pressure is going to be on members of both parties to meet in the middle and govern.
Published
January 24, 2021

Our View: Maine’s COVID numbers tell a troubling story

The acceleration of new cases comes as too many Mainers are behaving as if the pandemic is no real threat.
Published
January 23, 2021

Commentary: How Biden can rebuild trust in our elections

An independent panel could quickly confirm the fairness of 2020 swing-state voting and counting, then recommend election-security improvements.
Published
January 23, 2021

Commentary: Removing 4 Brookfield Renewable dams would revive lower Kennebec, at-risk species

The fate of Atlantic salmon in the U.S. depends on restoring them in the Kennebec. Razing these dams would give the species its best chance at survival.