A new ruling addresses only the timing, not the merits, of the president’s unconstitutional directive to subtract undocumented immigrants from the count.
Op-eds
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Buttigieg may finally give the U.S. its infrastructure, innovation day
The former McKinsey & Co. consultant has the cost-cutting and networking skills that the job of transportation secretary needs.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Child poverty is everyone’s problem
Even before the pandemic, too many Maine children were suffering from hunger, homelessness and neglect.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Russian hackers are winning the cyberwar
Foreign intelligence operatives have penetrated systems used by the federal government and major corporations.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, Op-eds, Opinion, The Maine Forecast
Bill Nemitz: A quiet ceremony, propelled by a proud history
The gathering of Maine’s four electors brought much-needed tranquility to a turbulent moment in history.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: America’s moral values out of whack
Puritanical sexual attitudes should not outweigh a commitment to economic justice.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Vaccination needs to win over skeptics
A coronavirus vaccine won’t work unless almost everyone takes it. Will they?
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Early Maine made no room for Christmas
The factors that meant Dec. 25 was just another day until the 1850s still find some support, inside and outside Christian culture.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Republicans don’t have to fear high-turnout elections
2020 shows Democrats aren’t the only ones to gain support when policies make voting easier.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Racial wounds come around again
Maine is no refuge from historical injustices that have been left unresolved too long.