Listening to Greenlanders tell stories about the dramatic effects of climate change is an illuminating experience.
Op-eds
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The Maine Millennial: Pine Tree Power to the people
A 2023 ballot question is likely to ask us what we think about “government-controlled power.” I think I’m for it.
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Commentary: Contemporary debate betrays a loose grasp of history
Beware offhand charges of ‘fascism’ and what it is to be ‘un-American.’
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Jim Fossel: The problem with the new spending bill
The Democrats’ big win is backroom deal that will ultimately do more harm than good.
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Commentary: Recent SCOTUS decisions threaten the health of all people
Elections have consequences for public health. Indeed, voting is a public health issue.
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Commentary: Japan could send a message to North Korea, China by amending its constitution
The country’s pacifist constitution is idealistic but shortsighted; a powerful Japan is the best hedge against an aggressive China.
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Commentary: Well-executed Mar-a-Lago search is just the beginning
Like it or not, the information supporting the warrant executed at Mar-a-Lago had to have gone way beyond the norm.
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Maine Voices: Heavy-handed parking enforcement does Portland a disservice
The ever-present threat of parking tickets drives people away from the city’s downtown. If only we could divert those efforts elsewhere.
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Commentary: I’m working in my jammies, and I’m just fine
Mounting concern for remote workers’ health and well-being rings hollow.
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Commentary: Hard hit by climate change, eastern Kentucky deserves better leaders
Ideologues like Sen. Rand Paul were once an amusing curiosity. Now? They’re simply in the way.