Our View: Juror no-shows threaten key part of justice system
Putting pressure on scofflaws is part of the solution, but so is increasing pay rates for jurors.
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Maine Voices: East Coast Greenway a true gem, and Maine could help it reach full potential
The goal is a 3,000-mile bike and walking trail safe from vehicles, but only a third of it is off-road so far.
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Kathleen Parker: Last week’s death of Aretha Franklin brings a time to mourn
And meanwhile, I discover the loss of a military pen pal who took his final leave five years ago.
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Letters to the Editor
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What if journalists could consistently get their act together in some form of meaningful collaboration? -
at 11:02 AMWe need to respond to the impacts of global warming, but we also should limit the burning of fossil fuels.
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Having Long Creek as the only choice is a waste of taxpayers' dollars and counterproductive. -
Sens. Collins and King should oppose Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination and preserve this right. -
A little girl too frightened to out a bully grows up to understand – and even forgive. -
A summer job at a theme park taught a new worker memorable lessons. -
Democrats' pledges not to vote for Nancy Pelosi for speaker, should the opportunity arise, are empty and symbolic. -
The might of national fundraising organizations maintains the status quo of interparty stalemate.
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It turns out that sometimes at the end of a rainbow you will find a lilac bush entwined with a rogue grapevine.
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The phrase 'abortion on demand' suggests that women need the government to prevent them from being hasty. -
August 19Drivers (and columnists) who employ the maneuver aren't trying to make you mad. They're trying to help! -
Rights don't just disappear, they erode slowly over time, privacy advocates warn. -
As a child, humble safely rode his bike on Route 131. As a teen, he was part of the first cohort to drive to school. Now, he runs across. -
The defense of Americans' intellectual rights is of equal value to the defense of their physical and property rights. -
My thoughts emerged less from philosophers I read in college than from ads for products I saw advertised.
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As bishop of Pittsburgh, Donald Wuerl enabled pedophile priests to put children in jeopardy. -
It's no coincidence that Rep. Poliquin steps up taxpayer-funded mailings as Election Day nears. -
The president should make clear that he does not accept the support of the ethno-nationalists of the alt-right. -
Who needs a four-legged friend when the president is surrounded by old pals he now regards as 'dogs'? -
Non-government entities can manage helping the city's homeless in a more cost-effective manner. -
Peace in space is not a game – it is a peace worth keeping. -
August 16Losing a bit of hydropower in order to allow fish migrations and boost outdoor tourism is easily worth the trade-off. -
People should be able to adopt digital pseudonyms to keep web behaviors from affecting their daily lives. -
August 16The public shouldn't trust the powerful people who claim they have a monopoly on the truth and all conflicting versions are false.
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August 16The president doesn't want to realize that such bias may be detrimental to all Americans.
Maine Voices Columns
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Decades of chemical pollution suspected in Maine's seal die-off
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Short-term rental tensions surge in Portland, and some neighbors just can't live with it
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Massachusetts man killed in crash on Maine Turnpike in Wells
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LePage calls state senator 'repugnant,' storms out of meeting after report says he didn't drive timber decision
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Mold shuts down dormitory at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland
