Maine Voices: Delegation brushes off new ropeless gear’s potential to benefit fishermen, right whales

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Published
January 23, 2021

Maine Voices: Delegation brushes off new ropeless gear’s potential to benefit fishermen, right whales

Instead, our lawmakers should insist on ample federal funding and incentives to drive further development, testing and rapid deployment of the technology.
Published
January 22, 2021

Maine Voices: Will Maine’s senators let my mom vote?

Mainers can help bring democracy to our nation’s capital at long last. We must encourage Sens. King and Collins to sign on as co-sponsors of the D.C. statehood bill.
Published
January 22, 2021

Commentary: 48 years after Roe, we’ll keep working for reproductive freedom

Planned Parenthood will strive to defeat attempts in the Maine Legislature to take away care or shame abortion patients.
Published
January 21, 2021

Maine Voices: Soaring on ‘wings like eagles’ as we confront climate crisis

A new reason for hope: President Biden signs an executive order on his first day in office that ensures the U.S. will rejoin the Paris climate accord.
Published
January 21, 2021

Commentary: Will Republican senators risk as much for democracy as Russia’s Navalny?

The opposition leader was poisoned by the Kremlin but has returned to Moscow to fight for free elections, as exiting Trump still lies that U.S. elections were rigged.
Published
January 20, 2021

Bill Nemitz: The day America blessed itself

Nothing captured Inauguration Day more poignantly than the sight of a soldier in prayer.
Published
January 20, 2021

Leonard Pitts: America no longer lives in an unpresidented time

Joe Biden will bring back something I once took for granted: He understands his duty to exhort us to vision and courage.
Published
January 20, 2021

Commentary: Rediscovering America – a quiz on presidential inaugurations

On Inauguration Day, test your knowledge of U.S. inaugural traditions, history and processes.
Published
January 20, 2021

Commentary: Capitol’s cleaning crew deserves our gratitude – now and in the future

There is no shame in cleaning for a living. But there is shame in knowing before we see the photos what the cleaning crew will look like and feeling OK with keeping it that way.
Published
January 20, 2021

Commentary: What do we ethically owe those who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine?

COVID-19 may be a threat to the unvaccinated for years. But once the vaccine supply is secure, other Americans will want to resume travel, parties and business.