There is an obligation to rein in the chief executive when he or she has flouted the Constitution and the rule of law, even if conviction is unlikely.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Helping diverse students thrive is an economic imperative for Maine
Ensuring that 60 percent of Mainers obtain a post-high school credential of value can’t be accomplished without involving everyone here.
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Maine Voices: U.S. future role in climate fight uncertain as U.N. summit nears
The U.S. will be able to leave the Paris accord Nov. 4, 2020. What will that mean for the other countries at next week’s gathering?
Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, News, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Maine medical examiner thinks he’s a funny guy. He isn’t.
A job posting touting Maine’s ‘short season of decomposed bodies’ adds to the drumbeat against Dr. Mark Flomenbaum.
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Maine Observer: Cat and owner rescue one another in New Gloucester
A ‘project cat’ delivers much-needed comfort to the woman who lured her out from under the shed.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Letters about vaccines blur the lines
As the old saying goes, people are entitled to their own opinions, but not to their own facts.
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The Maine Millennial: Losing my locks for a good cause
A cosmetologist-cancer survivor in South Portland will turn my 16-inch ponytail into a wig for a woman going through chemo.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Portland right to put the brakes on surveillance tech
Police cameras in the schools and use of facial recognition software represent erosions of privacy that should not be taken lightly.
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Insight: Jimmy Hoffa casts a long shadow over unions
Through works like ‘The Irishman,’ the notorious Teamsters president still links organized labor in the public imagination with organized crime.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Community investment could be our state’s growth engine
Colby College is one major employer that has attracted workers by investing in making the surrounding community a place where families want to live.