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Editorials, Opinion

Another View: Don’t expect the Fed to work miracles

by Bloomberg Opinion Editorial Board May 7, 2022May 6, 2022

In conditions like these, monetary policy can only do so much.

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Our View: 11 tons per mile? Maine has to stop using so much road salt

by The Editorial Board May 6, 2022May 5, 2022

A new report shows how the state must rethink its winter road maintenance strategy near vulnerable waterways.

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Our View: Portland-area transit agencies should stop blocking federal funds

by The Editorial Board May 5, 2022May 5, 2022

The region needs this investment in order to improve its underperforming public transportation service.

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Our View: Sen. Collins should step up for abortion rights

by The Editorial Board May 3, 2022May 3, 2022

Concerns that her Supreme Court votes would help restrict reproductive rights have been validated. But it’s not too late to put Roe v. Wade in federal law.

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Our View: Kids under 5 need a vaccine, and exhausted parents need a break

by The Editorial Board May 3, 2022May 2, 2022

Everything we know shows that the shots are safe and effective, even for the youngest children.

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Another View: Bad 1970s economic news is back to haunt Biden

by St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Board May 2, 2022April 29, 2022

Stagflation, or economic stagnation amid persistent inflation, is a curse Joe Biden doesn’t need ahead of the midterm elections.

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Our View: Sovereignty falls short, but state-tribal relations move forward

by The Editorial Board May 1, 2022April 30, 2022

Though it’s disappointing that Maine failed to recognize the inherent rights of the Wabanaki Nations, there is hope that it could come soon.

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Another View: Commodities traders shouldn’t need a taxpayer bailout

by Bloomberg Opinion Editorial Board April 30, 2022April 29, 2022

Central banks are reluctant to provide emergency financing, and for very good reason.

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Another View: Blaming Biden goes only so far in explaining current inflation woes

by St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Board April 29, 2022April 28, 2022

Spiking oil prices and other post-pandemic challenges are a global problem, an International Monetary Fund report says.

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Our View: With No Mow May, you can help the planet by doing nothing

by The Editorial Board April 28, 2022April 27, 2022

Bees across the world are in peril, but Mainers can help by letting their yards go wild for a month.