In a time when conspiracy theories do battle with science, Camus’ work is eerily relevant.
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Posted inElection 2022, Op-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Bipartisan Maine budget deal won’t help LePage
Republicans in the Legislature showed that they could work with Democratic lawmakers and the Mills administration to govern through compromise.
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Insight: The tale of Bar Harbor’s ‘Treasure Ship’
At the outbreak of the First World War, a German ship carrying silver and gold bullion tried to find safe harbor in Maine. The arrival kicked off a legal battle for the history books.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Historical reckoning begins at home
We can’t change what happened in the past, but that doesn’t mean we should ignore it, my own family history shows.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Don’t let pandemic year drag our high schoolers down
A new C* grade for full-year online or hybrid classes would allow Maine students who struggled during 2020-2021 to graduate on time.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voice: Collins, King should vote to repeal outdated 2002 Iraq war authorization
Maine’s senators have come out in favor of the legislative branch reasserting its authority to declare war. Supporting S.J. Res. 10 is one way to do that.
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Commentary: Voting rights legislation should have passed, but not for reasons you think
The proposal would have outlawed House gerrymandering and ended dark money – provisions worth pursuing in any compromise versions.
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Commentary: To prevent crisis, infrastructure bill must include America’s care economy
Unlike the fundamental framework of roads and bridges, Sen. Susan Collins says, home-based care is ‘not infrastructure.’ The evidence suggests otherwise.
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Commentary: Maine needs to better prepare for changing climate – and we can’t do it alone
Our congressional delegation should press for approval of federal funding that will protect Mainers who live and make their livelihood by the rising seas.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: A philanthropy bets the farm on kids from rural Maine
The deep-pocketed Lerner Foundation is spending all it has on its Aspirations Incubator.