Building the port on scenic Sears Island will incur environmental damages, and mitigating them was not included when MDOT drew up construction estimates versus Mack Point.
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Commentary: ‘No’ to Pine Tree Power will not leave Maine with the status quo
Thoughtful regulatory reform and investment in grid modernization can give us the benefits promised by the proposed company – at a fraction of the cost.
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Commentary: The Panama Canal is running dry. That’s the United States’ fault – and problem
A dwindling freshwater supply after a 20-year drought pits Panamanians’ need for drinking water against global demand for shipping. U.S. voters are key to the solution.
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Commentary: I’m the Black owner of a national cannabis company. Here’s why there aren’t many others
A bill to protect banks from federal sanctions for working with legal cannabis firms will help Black cannabis professionals prosper in a business that has historically been used against us.
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Commentary: We can’t afford to turn our backs on the digital divide
More than 92,000 Maine households rely on the Affordable Connectivity Program to pay for broadband. Congress must not eliminate this invaluable subsidy.
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Clarence Page: New York is having an immigration crisis? Join the club of receiving cities
Contrary to what people like the mayor of New York City would have you believe, immigration offers opportunities both to the migrant and the place they resettle.
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Commentary: Biden needs to commit to a policy of taxing the rich
Bidenomics can beat ‘Maganomics’ so long as the president narrows his focus on doing something Republicans simply will not do.
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Commentary: ‘President Romney’ might have had a ring to it after all
Sen. Romney was easy to make fun of back in 2012. The intervening years have shown him to be more shrewd and principled than many of his counterparts.
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Commentary: Beware the sweeping promises of Pine Tree Power
The amount of money that will be sunk into any transition concerns me – and that’s without getting into the politics of it all.
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Commentary: The Katahdin region is no place for a large mining operation
The Canadian company proposing to mine Pickett Mountain for a variety of metals has scant respect for either tribal citizens or Maine’s natural resources.