We owe it to each other to channel our energy – our fear, anger and pain – into something that can make a difference.
Op-eds
Commentary: Cooperation offers hope, strength to Maine communities
Maine’s cooperatives, which connect people and communities to common interests, industries and goals, model a positive response to COVID’s impact.
Commentary: A healthy U.S. Postal Service is critical to our democracy
Voters need the Senate to join the House in acting on legislation that will ensure timely delivery of ballots.
Leonard Pitts: While we’re sleeping or Zooming, democracy is slipping away
What would have seemed unthinkable four years ago is anything but in 2020.
Maine Voices: Choose freedom over license in the mask debate
Freedom is the considerate notion of not curbing others’ rights while you exercise yours.
Commentary: There’s room for surprises from Amy Coney Barrett
It is pretty easy to predict the voting patterns of new Supreme Court justices, yet the court is capable of eye-openers.
Maine Voices: Canada’s ‘Atlantic Loop’ power grid could bring big value to Maine
Maine should get in on the planning early as the 4 Atlantic provinces and Quebec weigh a grand proposal for clean energy.
Commentary: We can’t ignore wildfires’ dangers to people with chronic illnesses
My autoimmune disease symptoms are flaring uncontrollably from the smoke, and I’m not alone in my plight.
Maine Voices: Maine can’t wait for action on climate change
As the waters in the Gulf of Maine are warming rapidly, the Trump administration’s policies are making it worse.
Maine Observer: Remembering the sauces of the past
A simmering pot of garden tomatoes brings a writer back across many miles and years.