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Another View: Biden spending spree bad for the economy

by The Detroit News May 1, 2021April 30, 2021

Some of the spending directed to infrastructure projects could get bipartisan buy-in. Yet the costly plans read more like liberal wish lists.

Letters

Letter to the editor: Support disenfranchised D.C. residents in their quest for statehood

May 1, 2021April 30, 2021

I greatly appreciate Rep. Chellie Pingree’s support of D.C. statehood. Rep. Jared Golden’s, too. I wrote to both of Maine’s senators asking them to support S. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act. Sen. Susan Collins responded stating that she had supported the District of Columbia House Voting Act. This legislation was put forward in 2009, […]

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Land for Maine’s Future has impact on businesses, communities statewide

by Ben Whalen Special to the Press Herald May 1, 2021April 30, 2021

Supporting the LMF program will help to protect the lifestyle and the places we hold dear.

Arts & Entertainment, Maine, News

Giant trolls stand to bring visitors back to botanical gardens, send a message about saving forests

by Bob Keyes May 1, 2021May 4, 2021

The Danish artist Thomas Dambo used recycled wood to create the 5 characters of ‘Guardians of the Seeds,’ a long-term exhibition about sustainability and conservation.

Letters

Letter to the editor: Catholic Church uses restrictive definition of morality

May 1, 2021April 30, 2021

Re: “Bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion” (April 28): Edward Peters, who teaches canon law at the Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, says “some high-profile Catholics” who support a woman’s right to privacy and autonomy in her reproductive choices set a bad example since they “fail to protect innocent human life” in […]