Editorials
-
PublishedOctober 7, 2024
Another View: Helene’s devastation reminds us why government is so important
Too many elected officials who want to dismantle the very things that are helping people right now.
-
PublishedOctober 6, 2024
Our View: Standards for care of disabled kids have slipped out of sight
The neglect of Maine's most vulnerable children is now the subject of a federal lawsuit. When can we expect evidence of reform?
-
PublishedSeptember 30, 2024
Another View: Trump’s crypto grift is the last thing America needs
It was perhaps inevitable that the former president's family would end up desperately hawking a crypto scheme to his most gullible supporters.
-
PublishedSeptember 29, 2024
Our View: Good climate policy depends on consensus
Efforts from the ground up won’t work without firm commitment from the top down.
-
PublishedSeptember 23, 2024
Another View: Restraint, respect needed from those who aspire to lead
There are deeply troubled individuals in this country who need guidance away from violence and back to the realm of respectful, honest debate.
-
PublishedSeptember 22, 2024
Our View: Let’s end squeamishness about beach access
Public use of intertidal areas in Maine simply should not – still – be such a hard-fought battle.
-
PublishedSeptember 16, 2024
Another View: America should debate its broken fiscal future
Both candidates are promising cuts and increases that would push the rising trajectory of public debt on to an even higher path. This literally cannot go on much longer.
-
PublishedSeptember 15, 2024
Our View: Brunswick spill a ‘never again’ moment for Maine
The more detail emerges about the circumstances of the spill, the more obvious it is that we need a far more rigorous approach to public health and safety ... and to PFAS.
-
PublishedSeptember 9, 2024
Another View: A federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is poverty pay. It’s time to raise it.
It’s hard to imagine how an adult can pay for housing, food, health care and transportation on a full-time minimum wage salary of $15,000 a year.
-
PublishedSeptember 8, 2024
Our View: State environmental protection needs to become much more active
Wanton pollution of Maine’s environment has to be cracked down on more harshly. This is not and cannot be a partisan matter.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 709
- Next Page →