Opinion
Our View: We cannot be complacent about Maine youth cannabis use
It’s time to counter the growing idea that it’s just not that dangerous for the still-developing brain.
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Maine Voices: New England’s young artists can inspire action on climate change
People who admire art understand its ability to foster dialogue.
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Commentary: When will U.S. workers get paid leave? Try 2035.
Social Security is the best home for a federal paid family leave program. But Congress probably won't touch it any time soon.
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House speaker’s party must seize chance to cut spending, boost revenue
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As Roux Institute plans advance, keep designs true to this city, region
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Former South Portland shipyard could be home to high-paying jobs
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See and be seen while driving
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Don’t change Maine’s school funding system
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Pine Tree Power will be local, reliable, lower-cost utility
Our View: ‘NIL’ policy a win for athletes at all levels
Student-athletes in Maine may not get rich from endorsements, but there are still upsides to the changing landscape of amateur sports.
Maine Voices: Argument for school choice voucher program is flawed
Maine’s public schools should not be knocked by champions of a program our state does not need.
Clarence Page: How a Republican tax plan became a gift to Democrats
New House Speaker Kevin McCarthy couldn’t seem to give away enough to win his leadership post. But a quick retreat from a radical Republican-backed flat-tax bill shows he may have given away too much.
The Maine Millennial: We have to acknowledge hard truths about pregnancy
Supporting a ban on abortion at an arbitrary gestational age means forcing women to give birth to babies they will have to watch die.
Jim Fossel: Nothing should be off table in debt ceiling negotiation
What can the White House give that will satisfy Republicans? Plenty.
Leonard Pitts: Time flew, didn’t it? Now it’s time for me to fly off, too
Thank you, readers, for every word of encouragement and constructive criticism along the way.
The humble Farmer: You know what they say. God helps those who …
Our new aide has energy enough to meet even The Almost Perfect Woman’s household standards.