If recent polling is to be believed, the future looks bleak for our freedoms.
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Maine’s Senate race must be about judgment | Opinion
Tribal loyalty should not take the place of being willing to ask the hard questions of the candidates.
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Our flag belongs to every American, not just the president | Steve Collins
Old Glory represents what’s best about our nation, including a 250-year promise of freedom for all.
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Increase workforce housing in Maine, support community schools | Opinion
Our students have lagged nationally due to consolidation of small schools, growing class sizes and growing distance from families. We can turn this around.
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Do not lose sight of America’s might-have-beens | Douglas Rooks
I think of Mumbet, an enslaved woman in Massachusetts in the late 1700s, who put our country on what should have been its true course.
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The time for property tax reform in Maine is now | Opinion
The recent revaluation in Augusta comes as yet another wake-up call.
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Mainers are once again on America’s flank | Opinion
Just as the 20th Maine Infantry Regiment answered the call 163 years ago today at the Battle of Little Round Top, we must do so once again against those who seek to divide and disempower us.
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Environmental laws should not be waived for border walls | Opinion
The Trump administration’s move to bypass regulations at Big Bend National Park in Texas is something that could just as easily happen in Maine.
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In Maine, ranked-choice voting is worth the wait | Opinion
The system did what it was designed to do. It produced a winner who has broader support among the electorate.
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To avert further damage, Maine must fund transportation | Opinion
The cost of ignoring this problem will be far greater than the cost of solving it. We need to keep our state moving forward.