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2025
Maine will learn meaning of ‘equity’ the hard way | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
The president’s cuts to the Digital Equity Act will disproportionately hurt the state’s MAGA faithful.
Maine fabric, crafts shops fill the void left after retailer Joann’s bankruptcy
Local store owners say they have already seen new customers coming in to shop for fabric, yarn and other craft supplies.
Providers fear Medicaid cuts could worsen Maine’s health care access crisis
Tens of thousands of residents in the state could lose health insurance under the budget proposal before Congress.
Twisted thinking requires the public’s direct response | Opinion
How can we return to the rule of law? We can demonstrate.
Israel has the right to fight for its survival | Letter
While I am not a fan of Sen. Angus King, I disagree with Kristen Salvatore’s criticism of him for his positions regarding Israel (“Sen. King’s moral leadership on Gaza is coming up short,” May 12). Israel has been at war constantly for its survival ever since it was created in 1948, and it appears that […]
We only have ourselves to blame for tariffs | Letter
The recent discussions about tariffs ignore our very own hand in the decline of American manufacturing: the complicity of the American consumer. King Trump’s advisors would have us believe “Washington insiders” and “radical left ‘elites’” sold us out; big business merely adjusted to the political winds. It’s a convenient ploy for a man playing to […]
Phones-in-school debate exploits ‘local control’ argument | Editorial
Local control is a fine thing — until it gets wielded against common sense.
America is now a commodity for sale | Letter
Sen. Susan Collins, Sen. Chuck Grassley and Sen. Mark Warner, among others, in April submitted a bipartisan bill, the Trade Review Act 2025. It is intended to bring the power of approval and implementation for applying tariffs within the purview of Congress and away from the executive. This meaningful legislation seeks to notify the American […]
A solution to Maine’s homeless shelter closures | Letter
The failure is in the funding model. Let’s run them at the county level like other regional services.