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Op-eds
Commentary: Which senator can save Biden’s agenda? It’s not who you think
Mitt Romney’s Family Security Act could meet the president’s priorities and attract enough Republican votes to pass.
Maine Voices: Opportunities for affordable housing in Portland right under our nose
The City Council should focus on redefining affordability formulas, redeveloping public land and removing barriers in Portland’s code.
Commentary: White supremacists are using an old playbook, but so are the lawyers fighting them
We have shown how to use the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 against extremists.
Maine Voices: Sen. Collins must come to the table and help pass funding bills now
When it comes to our water, wildlife and environment in Maine, there’s no place to play politics.
Commentary: Learn to live with COVID instead of trying to turn the clock back
Whether in drug approval or work arrangements, consider how we might adapt to our new normal.
Sen. Collins: In 2021, I’ve focused on helping Mainers weather public health, economic crisis
As a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, I also have supported investments in Maine’s communities.
Maine Voices: Community action on climate change gives me hope
Visionary initiatives include an MDI electric school bus, stream crossing restoration in Aroostook County and an outdoor gear lending library in Millinocket.
Commentary: Federal regulators going too easy on insider trading
Ordinary investors need to know more about executives’ stock-selling plans.
Maine Voices: As need for electricity grows, nuclear power should play larger role
Small and safe reactors can be built close to where the demand is greatest, thus eliminating lengthy, wide transmission lines, dams and fossil fuels.