As we celebrate freedom, it’s good to remember the key role the press plays as the people’s watchdog.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Americans’ 1776 plight offers lessons for us today
Unity and conviction got us through at a time when our ideals and principles seemed doomed.
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: Abortion fight will be on state level
With changes on the Supreme Court, Maine’s next governor will have a lot of influence over women’s health choices.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Sen. Collins should insist on keeping Anthony Kennedy’s role on court
Abortion rights and marriage equality are at risk if principled Republicans don’t speak up.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Dana Milbank: Supreme Court decision upholding travel ban validates religious discrimination
Somehow Justice Roberts and four colleagues found Trump wasn’t seeking to bar Muslims despite the president’s obvious actions otherwise.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Even Sarah Huckabee Sanders has right to be served in public spaces like a restaurant
Turning her away was a hostile act that stooped to the level of her inhumane and hateful boss, an ugly place where most Americans don’t want to go.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Justice Department’s seizure of reporter’s records could be start of dangerous campaign
The Trump administration glories in reviling the press – and it may be escalating its tactics.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Does a black life matter? Yes, it’s worth about 4 cents, Florida jury decides
The lawsuit award was a calculated injury on top of the senseless killing of 30-year-old Gregory Vaughn Hill Jr., a father, fiance and friend who was playing his music loud.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Court ruling won’t affect Maine’s LGBT couples
The opinion is based on an unfair process used in a single case, not on a religion-based right to discriminate.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Declaration needed on presidential war powers
Through multiple administrations, Congress has shirked from duty and presidents have grabbed.