When Mainers go to the polls March 3, public health will be on the ballot.
Op-eds
The View From Here: Unions shouldn’t fight health care reform
A Nevada union’s self-interested campaign puts it on the side of an unworkable status quo.
Commentary: The media keep falling in love – with everyone except Bernie Sanders
The Democratic front-runner is winning, but somehow he’s never the triumphant story.
The humble Farmer: There’s no place like home – especially when it’s in ‘Peyton Place’
Only in Hollywood could you find a parking place in downtown Camden or shacks in the Anderson hayfield on the St. George peninsula.
Maine Voices: Downtown Portland driving ban could help reduce state’s carbon footprint
Cutting transportation-related emissions would also involve shuttles to parking garages and incentives to buy electric vehicles.
Chellie Pingree: As we celebrate women’s suffrage, we must fight to protect democracy
We need to rebuild access to the ballot box and push for Senate action on House-approved reforms.
Commentary: Maine police working together to defuse mental health crises
The evidence-based Crisis Intervention Team Program helps people access treatment and diverts them from the criminal justice system.
Leonard Pitts: Who gets to tell what stories?
Critics of the novel ‘Dirt’ question whether a white author should be able to profit from imagining the trauma of Mexican migrants.
Maine Voices: What’s in a nickname? Maybe the 2020 presidential election
Democrats should take a cue from President Trump and think of an easy-to-remember moniker that hints at his greatest weakness.
Troy Jackson: When it comes to health care, putting Maine patients first is long overdue
The Patients First Health Care package clamps down on fees and puts an end to abusive billing practices.