Opinion
Maine Voices: We have a rare opportunity to improve local libraries
A Senate appropriations bill includes $20 million in federal funding for library buildings nationally.
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Columns 6:10 PM
Commentary: A ‘yes’ on Portland’s Questions 2 and 3 is ‘yes’ to democracy
A vote for Question 2 is a vote for voter power, council power and accountable executives.
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Editorials 6:47 PM
Another View: Link between Hurricane Ian, climate change is undeniable
If events like this don’t rally Americans to the cause of essentially warding off future disaster, then we will lose far more lives than were lost in Florida this past week.
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Our View: Maine can’t let up against unrelenting housing crisis
Gov. Mills and the Legislature have made progress in recent years, but it will take a sustained effort to build enough new units.
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Letters
All politics is global; economics too
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Letters
Vote for Teresa Pierce and Amy Kuhn for state Legislature
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Letters
Support Anne Carney for Maine Senate
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Letters
Vote for Jennifer White for Senate District 25
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Letters
Bruce Poliquin’s ads contain little of substance
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Letters
Vote for Rep. Lynn Copeland for District 14
Maine Voices: Open your eyes: Domestic abuse is all around us
More than half the time when I mention domestic abuse to someone in Maine, they tell me they too were terrorized by someone they loved, or that this happened to their mother, grandmother, sister or daughter.
Commentary: Biden’s fight against inflation is failing homeowners
The president and congressional Democrats are relying on the Fed to bring down prices by raising interest rates.
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: Living on a two-way street
Thank you and farewell to the readers with opinions about our opinions, who always let us know what they think.
The Maine Millennial: Illegal immigration has America’s blessing
Politicians and big business benefit from undocumented immigrants in different ways.
Jim Fossel: McCarthy’s ‘agenda’ does Republicans no favors
It turns out everything Kevin McCarthy is willing to commit to in policy can fit on one sheet.
Leonard Pitts: ‘All for one and one for all’ – but only when it’s convenient for Ron DeSantis
The Florida governor’s hypocrisy, his secession of convenience from the ideal of the larger us, suggests a different model of Americanism.
The humble Farmer: Unexpected parallels between dishwashers and newspaper columns
Not owning a dishwasher is like never shopping at a big-box store – it gives one a warm feeling of superiority.
