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Columns

Published
March 12, 2025

Opinion: Susan Collins should have protected the CFPB

The Trump administration is doing the bidding of big banks. Sen. Collins' focus must be on consumers in Maine.
Published
March 11, 2025

Opinion: Portland must stop predictable, preventable pedestrian deaths

Four fatalities in five months is unacceptable. This cycle must end.
Published
March 11, 2025

Opinion: Maine’s county jail funding system is broken

We’re living with a system inherited from late medieval England — and it shows.
Published
March 11, 2025

Opinion: Protect Maine’s live performances, ban third-party ticket sellers

Working families and students are among those being shut out of the arts scene due to scalping.
Published
March 10, 2025

Opinion: The case for allowing transgender athletes to compete

When girls are pushed to succeed, they succeed, regardless of the competition.

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Published
March 10, 2025

Opinion: True greatness is choosing not to look the other way

We need everyone to look the excesses of the Trump administration straight in the eye and say, 'No.'
Published
March 10, 2025

Opinion: America’s financial watchdog itself now needs protection

The weighty-dollar work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is under attack by political ideologues.
Published
March 9, 2025

Opinion: Lower the voting age for the good of Maine

16-year-olds want to vote in state and local elections. Science says they're ready.
Published
March 9, 2025

Jim Fossel: Musk and DOGE need to find the middle ground

The cost-cutting concept is well and good. The implementation has been lacking.
Published
March 9, 2025

Opinion: Rail versus trail is not the debate for Maine

The state desperately needs both rail and trail. Pitting these modes against each other will only undermine them both.