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opinion

Published
August 21, 2020

Commentary: No time for platitudes about racism in our ‘justice system’

In Portland and across Maine, the blame lies not just with law enforcement, but also with higher-ups and all of us who have turned a blind eye.
Published
August 20, 2020

Commentary: Pass new Land for Maine’s Future bond to enable Maine’s COVID recovery

We need to reinvest in the LMF program to meet the matching requirements for critical federal conservation funds.
Published
August 20, 2020

Commentary: Head Start urges Maine’s senators to OK $1.7 billion in emergency relief

The preschool program has served families throughout the pandemic. Now it needs help keeping our most at-risk children safe.
Published
August 20, 2020

Commentary: Is anti-Trump anger enough to propel Biden into the White House?

The fight this time around must be waged in the hearts and minds of those whose past political indifference helped land us in the mess we're in today.
Published
August 20, 2020

Maine Voices: Take a moment to thank seniors for their sacrifices this year

COVID continues to most severely disrupt – and threaten – our elders, who have faced the risk with grit and grace.

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Published
August 20, 2020

Our View: Maine wedding COVID outbreak is a cautionary tale

The events in Millinocket show that we can’t become complacent about our state’s success in slowing the virus’ spread.
Published
August 19, 2020

Leonard Pitts: Michelle Obama makes clear that we can choose to be better than this

What lifted her speech was not its indictment of the current president, but its appeal to misplaced ideals of American fairness.
Published
August 19, 2020

Maine Voices: What my students have taught me during the pandemic

Amid surging anti-Asian harassment, I’m heartened by these young people’s maturity, compassion and willingness to forgo their normal activities.
Published
August 19, 2020

Our View: Postal Service reforms need more than a pause

Louis DeJoy, a Trump donor, should not be in charge of policies that make voting more difficult.
Published
August 19, 2020

Rep. Pierce: Even in a pandemic, we can protect Maine’s general election vote

We need to expand voter registration opportunities, maximize the use of absentee voting and ensure safe and efficient in-person voting on Nov. 3.