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Editorials, Opinion

Our View: LePage keeps playing politics with Riverview

by The Editorial Board January 7, 2018January 5, 2018

The administration’s failure to manage the hospital is no reason to deny health coverage to 70,000 Mainers.

Editorials, Opinion

Another view: Opioid overdose stigma harms the children who are left behind

by Susan Giambalvo January 7, 2018January 5, 2018

The shame people struggling with addiction feel also affects their families, who may be afraid to seek help.

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Another View: ‘Swatting’ is awful, but we need no new laws

by Los Angeles Times January 6, 2018January 5, 2018

The best way to avoid copycat crime is to swiftly catch and punish the perpetrator.

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Our View: Tough trade policy could cost jobs, not save them

by The Editorial Board January 5, 2018January 4, 2018

A plan to punish Canadian paper mills may do more damage to American newspaper workers.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Poll petition ban would silence voice of Maine public

by The Editorial Board January 4, 2018January 3, 2018

Barring the organizers of true citizen-led initiatives from our state’s polling places won’t stop well-funded outsiders from buying their way onto the ballot.

Editorials, Opinion

Another View: Fix budget so Forest Service has more funds to prevent wildfires

by Los Angeles Times January 4, 2018January 3, 2018

The current flawed system pays for the rising cost of battling fires by gutting the forest health and management programs that reduce the threat of disasters.