A one-year suspension of the lodging tax for our neighbors to the north would help keep Maine competitive.
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In Maine, community connection starts at your local YMCA | Opinion
In a challenging nonprofit funding environment, please don’t forget the local Y.
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After State of the Union, Maine is faced with a choice | Opinion
We can continue defending a status quo that allows mismanagement to persist — or we can embrace a set of principles that are helping families nationwide.
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Technology and democracy cannot coexist without privacy | Opinion
The parallels in 2026 to George Orwell’s ‘1984’ today are getting more and more uncanny.
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Maine does not need to choose between tourism and energy | Opinion
Vacationland or Generationland? The state can be both, if it plans wisely.
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The big move’s little challenges were well worth the effort | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
Despite a few speed bumps, we’re happily settling in at our new home.
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Let’s make a community park a reality for Portland’s Bayside | Opinion
We need to invest in youth and transformation for this growing Portland neighborhood.
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Mainers’ voices on voting access should be represented in Washington | Opinion
Sen. Susan Collins’ support for the SAVE Act directly contradicts the statement against voting restrictions that Maine voters made last year.
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Auburn debate was a sad display of Maine’s broken politics | Steve Collins
The clash between Republican Bobby Charles and Democrat Troy Jackson only occasionally put issues ahead of insults.
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Maine should take care not to overregulate AI | Jim Fossel
Let’s not rob ourselves of future prosperity.