Opinion
Our View: Putting more guns on the street was a choice
Congress could have restricted the gun supply after the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012, but instead they let the same thing happen again.
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Maine Voices: Portland ‘school budget autonomy’ proposal presents risk of fiscal chaos
The charter commission should inform city voters of the real-world legal implications of a move to eliminate City Council approval of the school budget.
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Lewiston Rep. Cloutier: State budget invests in programs, services hardworking Mainers deserve
This spending plan brings Mainers financial relief and invests in education and retirement so our youngest and oldest residents can thrive.
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Our View: Abuse of election workers is an attack on democracy
In Maine and nationwide, municipal clerks are being harassed by people who believe absurd claims about fraudulent voting.
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Letters
Maine should reset its educational priorities
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Letters
Moving Skowhegan mural muffles its pro-labor message
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Letters
How cable subscribers can drop Fox News
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Letters
Biden coverage fails to put economic news in context
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Letters
Sartoris’ experience, values will encourage change at Cumberland DA’s Office
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Letters
Say ‘yes’ to nuclear power
Maine Voices: Sen. Collins should take action to keep Maine families safe
The Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act marks a significant step in securing our communities and creates important oversight mechanisms.
Leonard Pitts: Louisiana senator made Black women an asterisk in maternal mortality report
If a third of the state is Black, and their rates of dying in childbirth are soaring, then they can’t also be part of a ‘we’ who are doing OK.
Thank you, Maine. I think I'll go home now.
Signing off – with a smile on my face and a lump in my throat – after 45 years in Maine journalism.
The View From Here: ‘Everything is possible’ for abortion foes
The absurd myth of last-minute abortions is propaganda designed to drown out legitimate policy debate.
The Maine Millennial: White people should discuss ‘replacement theory’
The widely circulated lie concerning weaponized immigration has been used as a pretext for racist massacres around the country.
Jim Fossel: Trump and Obama had much in common
Both led populist campaigns that challenged the ruling elite, and both won long-shot races against Hillary Clinton.
Leonard Pitts: Silly me, I thought the 10 people murdered for being Black were the victims
But for 30 years – the last 15 in particular – much of U.S. politics has focused on the oppression of white Americans.
The humble Farmer: Party in the rhubarb patch, and other spring revels
’Tis the season when an old Maine man enjoys the unfamiliar sensation of a hand-me-down shirt that fits.
