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Maine Voice: Collins, King should vote to repeal outdated 2002 Iraq war authorization

by Marian Dalton Special to the Press Herald July 10, 2021July 9, 2021

Maine’s senators have come out in favor of the legislative branch reasserting its authority to declare war. Supporting S.J. Res. 10 is one way to do that.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Voting rights legislation should have passed, but not for reasons you think

by Charlie Cooper Special to The Baltimore Sun July 10, 2021July 9, 2021

The proposal would have outlawed House gerrymandering and ended dark money – provisions worth pursuing in any compromise versions.

Letters

Letter to the editor: What Clean Energy Corridor critics don’t want you to know

July 10, 2021July 9, 2021

In a July 3 letter to the editor, Elizabeth Caruso wrote about how Mainers deserve scientific facts about the Clean Energy Corridor project. Indeed, they do. They also deserve honesty, which is missing from Ms. Caruso’s letter. The claims she made about the project have been disproven throughout the Clean Energy Corridor’s 30-plus-month regulatory review […]

Letters

Letter to the editor: ‘Compelling need’ exists for election system that supports voters

July 10, 2021July 9, 2021

2020 was an extraordinary year for elections. Even as we were being crushed by the pandemic, we voted in unprecedented numbers. We needed to find safe ways of voting, so we took advantage of opportunities not widely used before, like having secure ballot boxes available to cast a ballot at any time. All of the […]