The Transportation and Climate Initiative will raise gasoline costs, unfairly burdening rural Mainers and the working poor.
Op-eds
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Maine Voices: School drills should not create trauma for students, staff
Well-run lockdown drills foster familiarity and confidence, and should not trigger anxiety among participants.
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Reps. Cloutier and Arata: It’s time to give Maine’s family caregivers a tax break
Our older population deserves our respect, and so do the hardworking Mainers who care for them.
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Maine Voices: Abraham Lincoln’s lessons in leadership
Once again we are mired in conflict between competing visions of what kind of country we are going to be.
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Insight: How to make an ethical self-driving car
When a collision is inevitable, should a vehicle privilege the safety of its occupants or the people outside?
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Maine Voices: Disrupting the ‘slaughter, mourn, repeat’ cycle of America’s infinite gun loop
Let’s meet Mainer to Mainer and discuss how to move ahead on state firearm restrictions that would reduce the danger to our kids.
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Jim Fossel: More senseless spending underway in Augusta
The Democrats’ supplemental budget won’t need Republican support, and it shouldn’t get any.
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Maine Observer: There’s a word for cold, clear light of winter
The northern Scots called it ‘blinter,’ which describes the ‘cold dazzle’ of the night sky in the darkest time of year.
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Commentary: ‘To get the carbon out,’ Maine should look to energy from wood fiber
Pellet boilers are a home-grown alternative to expensive electric-powered heat pumps.
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The Maine Millennial: Don’t forget that vaccines save lives
When Mainers go to the polls March 3, public health will be on the ballot.