Editorials
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2023
Another View: Hunt for ‘rogue’ prosecutors is an attack on democracy
New laws like the one in Georgia insidiously succeed where Donald Trump and his followers fell short following their 2020 defeat.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2023
Our View: Attacks on public meetings, elected officials should be met with unified front
Maine municipal officials taking steps to strengthen rules regarding harassment and other disruption must do it without sacrificing public participation.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2023
Our View: The child poverty rate doubled because we let it
The expiration of the federal child tax credit left American children behind last year. We should be way past scaremongering about ‘welfare’ and ‘generosity.’
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2023
Our View: Settlement should be used to repair damage from opioid addiction
Companies that brought about the crisis will pay tens of millions of dollars to Maine. We must use it the right way.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2023
Another View: Thought Trump’s Big Lie was a problem? DeSantis’ is even scarier
A President DeSantis would be no friend to the democratic process.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2023
Our View: Dismantling barriers to shelter will take patience and time
The early experience of Portland’s new Encampment Crisis Response Team should be instructive for all of Maine.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2023
Our View: UMaine System once again fails at transparency
The state university system is withholding public information related to the bungled hiring of a new president last year at the University of Maine at Augusta.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2023
Our View: Low pay for state employees is hurting everyone
One in every six state jobs in Maine is empty. There’s a straightforward fix.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2023
Our View: We have not nearly earned the right to quibble about gun control
Narrow and tendentious arguments against gun laws say they don’t - or won’t - make any difference. Pass the laws, find out.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2023
Another View: Biden’s Medicare drug price plan is good medicine for Americans
How do we know that? Big Pharma is fighting all the way, already in court to stop it.
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