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Published
August 23, 2020

The View From Here: COVID can’t kill the political speech

Joe Biden delivered the address of his life, focusing a huge, diverse party on a common goal.
Published
August 23, 2020

Jim Fossel: Corridor question will still have an impact

Maine’s highest court has said there won’t be a referendum on a transmission line this year, which is good news for some candidates.
Published
August 23, 2020

The Maine Millennial: Going back to Square One, thanks to COVID-19

Coronavirus infects a whole generation’s opportunity to build a fulfilling life.
Published
August 23, 2020

Insight: Not our Pearl Harbor, but our Somme

World War I’s bloodiest battle denotes the scope of the societal shifts necessary to combat COVID.
Published
August 22, 2020

Commentary: This week I started teaching again. Now I’ll be sleeping in a tent in the backyard

I’m isolating myself from my family because my husband is at risk for severe COVID-19 and our home is not set up for quarantine.

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Published
August 22, 2020

Commentary: Federal regulators have abandoned consumers in favor of predatory lenders

The deadline is Sept. 3 to speak out against a proposal that would let payday lenders dodge interest-rate limits set by Maine and other states.
Published
August 22, 2020

Maine Voices: Ranked-choice voting gives Mainers another chance to make history

Voters don't have to worry that the independent will be the ‘spoiler’ of the U.S. Senate race.
Published
August 22, 2020

Another View: Marathon bombing was a horrific crime, but Tsarnaev should not be executed

Capital punishment is essentially the government stepping in to extract revenge. That is not justice.
Published
August 21, 2020

Maine Voices: COVID was the first wave – a mental health crisis will be the second

Mainers were suffering before the pandemic. The state should take steps to make it possible for more immigrant doctors to help them.
Published
August 21, 2020

Our View: Another argument against ranked-choice voting goes down

As the latest federal ruling shows, the idea that Maine voters are disenfranchised is wrong.