If you don’t know that your people have always belonged somewhere, it’s hard to feel at home there.
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Jim Fossel: Stop legislative wolves in sheep’s clothing
Let’s curtail trickery by lawmakers – at both the state and federal level.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: End homelessness and welcome asylum seekers – Maine can do both
State and federal leaders should come together to establish an effective asylum seeker resettlement program.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: I was shot in the Southern California desert. Why? That’s the wrong question.
Knowing a shooter’s motive is no protection from other shooters’ future acts of violence. For that, we need gun reforms – but our courts and our politicians aren’t stepping up.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: It’s time for Maine to reinstate parole for rehabilitated inmates
Bearing part or all of the cost of their own supervision, eligible prisoners could be released and placed in jobs to support their families, make restitution and pay taxes.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Reducing energy costs must be Augusta’s first priority
We must bring transparency to PUC dealings, reform or repeal net billing and stop picking winners and losers when it comes to energy policy.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Why ‘woke ideology’ is an oxymoron – and why that matters
We must not allow ourselves to be fooled by political word tricks that target progressive policies.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Democrats may be stuck with Biden as their candidate in 2024
When he finally solidifies his reelection plans, others in his party hoping to run for the top job will be forced to beat a hasty retreat.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Why America’s schools are getting more political
The parties’ ways of discussing education reflect a larger difference in how they perceive social relations in America.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Clarence Page: In State of Disunion, Joe Biden wrestles with rowdy Republicans
President Biden’s raucous rivals turned themselves into props for his arguments to keep their hands off Social Security and Medicare, countering their painting him as too out of touch.