By barring the use of public funding for religious high schools, the state is violating the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause, says the firm representing three Maine families.
Op-eds
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Maine Voices: Reckoning with the ‘Trail of Tears’
States are passing laws to protect us from our history. But we should not hide from it.
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The View From Here: Party politics times five
Polling analysis suggests there are multiple political parties inside the coalitions we call the Democrats and Republicans.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, News, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: For almost three decades, she kept her secret. No longer.
Phil Chenevert was long embraced by the Russell family. Now he stands accused of molesting their little girl.
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Jim Fossel: Portland landlords, tenants feeling the pinch
Tax hikes and a rent control ordinance could combine to make the city’s housing even less affordable.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Insight: Wildfires exhibit wild behavior
Fire tornados, fire induced windstorms and ‘dry lightning’ create new challenges in bone dry western forests.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Maine should have decriminalized sex work
The Legislature passed a ground-breaking decriminalization bill, but Gov. MIlls was not feeling bold.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Private colleges are economic engines for Maine
Encouraging Bates, Bowdoin and Colby colleges to grow would help get well-educated people to live and work here.
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Commentary: Face it, the Olympics have always been a forum for protest
Two days before the Olympic flame entered Tokyo’s main stadium for the opening ceremony, members of the women’s soccer teams staged protests. It started when all of the members of the British team knelt to protest racism. They were joined by their Chilean opponents. Then the U.S. and Swedish players, and even a referee knelt […]
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Maine Voices: Billionaires’ space tourism is a farce
Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson think we should applaud them for leaving the planet instead of spending to fix problems here on Earth.