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Published
July 31, 2019

Commentary: Retirement reform will help ease senior housing crisis

Americans should be allowed to use money they have saved to pay off their homes without triggering taxes.
Published
July 31, 2019

Our View: Roadkill data help everyone get home safely

By identifying the worst places for vehicle-animal collisions, a Maine Audubon project gives state and local officials what they need to make good decisions.
Published
July 30, 2019

Maine Voices: Student progress is stalled by shortage of social workers

Poverty, hunger and family trauma will interfere with a child's education if they are not addressed.
Published
July 30, 2019

Our View: Alarm is sounding on election security

There is nearly unanimous bipartisan agreement that we need to do more to protect our elections, but the consensus doesn't include Mitch McConnell.
Published
July 30, 2019

Commentary: Don’t get complacent – things really are that bad under Trump

He's done a lot of damage already. Imagine what he'd do during a second term.

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Published
July 30, 2019

Kathleen Parker: Patient, forbearing Mueller deserves Medal of Honor

Several members of the Judiciary and Intelligence committees revealed themselves to be unworthy of their audience at last week's hearings.
Published
July 28, 2019

Insight: Is Trump stressing us out?

Increasing numbers of Americans report being worried or angry, at rates similar to the residents of countries like Iran and Rwanda.
Published
July 28, 2019

Commentary: Republicans’ alternative facts come from Fox News

The bizarre line of questioning Robert Mueller got from GOP members of Congress comes straight from their favorite news network.
Published
July 27, 2019

Maine Voices: Mills’ stand on fishing rules praised by lobster industry

Rules designed to protect whales should be related to the real causes of whale entanglements.
Published
July 26, 2019

Marc A. Thiessen: Mueller’s testimony good for Trump – and Pelosi

Some Democrats keep pushing for impeachment, but the former special counsel's testimony did not give them much to work with.