Our View: To reopen during pandemic, Maine courts have to adapt

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Published
September 15, 2020

Our View: To reopen during pandemic, Maine courts have to adapt

Judges won’t be able meet their historical obligations without accepting some brand-new changes.
Published
August 30, 2020

Maine Suffrage Centennial: To make America great, vote Black women into office

Black women are uniquely equipped to provide inclusive, fiscally adept and collaborative leadership.
Published
August 28, 2020

RNC chairwoman: Democrats don’t want to play by the same voting rules

They’re in courtrooms across the country trying to strip away voting laws on the books.
Published
August 28, 2020

Sen. Breen: Fight for American women’s voting rights was generations-long battle

There are few clear-cut heroes or villains in the story of ratification, which features some events that fill us with pride and others that bring shame.
Published
August 23, 2020

Maine Voices: Diverse ‘Hamilton’ leaves Native narrative out of America’s story

The exclusion is disappointing, but the musical – now a movie – does offer room for discussion of this land’s original owners and our legacy.
Published
August 19, 2020

Our View: Postal Service reforms need more than a pause

Louis DeJoy, a Trump donor, should not be in charge of policies that make voting more difficult.
Published
August 16, 2020

The View From Here: Speech is not free for all

We need to find ways to hear the voices that have been silenced.
Published
August 2, 2020

Maine Voices: There is a nonviolent solution to federal snatch-and-grab teams, dehumanized law enforcement

A half-century of militarization has created police forces without connection to the communities they serve.
Published
July 31, 2020

Another View: President’s new census ploy both divisive and dumb

You can’t estimate unauthorized immigrants and deduct that number from population data while divvying up House seats.
Published
July 26, 2020

Another View: Military-related grievances still very much relevant

The Founders’ concern about quartering troops takes modern form in defense spending and war powers.