By blocking the student workforce from receiving minimum-wage hikes, the system favors its bottom line over its mission.
Op-eds
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: It’s time for NOAA to take the lead in right-whale rescue
The government shouldn’t stand by while Maine lobstermen do the work and risk their lives.
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Bill Nemitz: Face it, fellow Mainers, we’re shortchanging some key officials
Forget about risky politics. The State Compensation Commission’s call to increase pay for the governor, lawmakers and judges is plain old common sense.
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Commentary: Good riddance to terrorist puppet master Qassem Soleimani
The Iranian military commander’s fiery death was the predictable consequence of Tehran’s reckless escalation.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Green New Deal will defuse threat of modern life as dystopia
Dwindling resources and global warming are no longer sci-fi scenarios – but Bernie Sanders has a bold plan to mitigate them.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: John Lewis still believes in American ideals, though too many of us don’t
The congressman and civil rights icon, now battling cancer, has never excused himself from the struggle to make America act like America.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Trump’s threats to Iranian cultural sites disrespect our human heritage
Culture is what makes lives meaningful, and protecting it is one of the acknowledged limits to armed conflict.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Democratic chair: To beat Donald Trump and Susan Collins, just voting won’t be enough
The movement to take back the presidency and the Senate begins at the March 8 caucuses.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Public power proposal offers opportunity to match, top MEMIC’s success
Electricity distribution is the ideal industry to replicate the model of a customer-owned, privately run company.
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Commentary: There is nothing loving about killing disabled people
When a partner kills his disabled loved one, we see it as an act of kindness or mercy. It isn’t.