While lobbyists may argue otherwise, the record shows that companies cannot and will not regulate themselves.
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Jim Fossel: Maine poll shows Republican Party with room for cautious optimism
Republican advantages on issues and in individual races this election season are tempered by Democrats’ better organization and better management.
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Opinion: Harris’ most important plan is unknowable
If elected, the approach the vice president takes on taxation will set the tone for her presidency.
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Opinion: MAGA Republican candidates offer distraction only
Voters in Maine and nationwide must take a stand against their tactics.
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Opinion: Maine’s landfill capacity must be expanded to avoid crisis
While it’s not the preferred course of action, we cannot stand by and allow public health and environmental crises to unfold.
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Opinion: Christian nationalism poses an alarming threat today
Adherents seek to blur, and eventually erase, the division between church and state.
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Opinion: Harboring grudges is not the answer
To end the trend of rushing to punishment, we must find ways to understand those whom we fear or hate.
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Opinion: Advancing terrorism must be loudly condemned
The explosion of communications devices in Lebanon is a clear violation of the internationally established laws of war. What will the moral leaders of our country do?
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Opinion: Runaway health care costs are utterly unsustainable
Americans pay more for health care per capita than any other country in the world, and by a wide margin. Like it or not, Medicare for all may be the only solution.
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Opinion: Density promoted by ReCode requires a serious rethink
Portland must start thinking in the long term, not just attempting to solve today’s affordable housing problem.