Pine Tree Power would invest in renewable energy, increased reliability and improved customer service, because this is what Maine people want.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Leaders like President Biden, Senate Minority Leader McConnell could take another path
Ten years on, the example of Pope Benedict XVI is one for America’s conspicuously aging political class.
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Commentary: As Rupert Murdoch resigns from News Corp., Biden should count his blessings
Right-wing media tumult during the first three years of his administration – coupled with his avoidance of news conferences – might help Biden evade the intense scrutiny that all presidents face.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Yearning for unity in my adopted country
As I get older, I find it frustrating to witness the gradual erosion of the trust Americans reserved for their government and their pride in their democracy and rule of law.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Too many lives are lost to gun violence. That’s a fact, not a fear tactic.
Maine gun safety advocates support laws that do not jeopardize the rights of law-abiding citizens to purchase a firearm.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: What’s good for the Pentagon may be bad for the Senate
The Senate’s approval of several high-level military positions exposes deep flaws in how the chamber conducts its business.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Dick Polman: Impeaching Biden for non-existent crimes is MAGA madness
The easiest way to write about the House Republicans’ purported impeachment probe of President Biden, a theatrical stunt launched with zero actual evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors, is to simply focus on MAGA mascot Kevin McCarthy – the hapless Speaker best described by the late sane conservative pundit Michael Gerson as a “simpering paragon […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Michael Reagan: The GOP can’t survive the ‘only Trumpers’
Too bad Donald Trump won’t attend the second Republican presidential primary debate next week at the Ronald Reagan Library. His friends and enemies in the media will miss him and the high ratings he automatically generates, but he’s leading by a huge margin in the polls and he doesn’t need the TV time or media […]
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Commentary: Public power was a win-win for my city, and scary ads proved untrue
Winter Park, Florida, has seen lower rates, higher reliability, no need for drastic tree trimming and some of the best storm response in the region, the city manager tells Mainers as they weigh a publicly owned utility.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Don’t abandon your right to vote – the stakes are too high
Voting is the essential obligation of citizenship. Don’t let frustration obscure that fact.