Bigger checks are good but not enough for the millions of jobless Americans who need more help.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Still doubt that COVID is serious? Imagine the high emotional cost of a solitary death
I didn’t lose my parents to COVID-19. So, my sisters and I could watch and listen and hold their hands as they were dying of torturous illnesses.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Has delay become a strategy for blocking needed large-scale projects?
After 40 months of regulatory proceedings, CMP has secured every needed state and federal approval for the NECEC power line. It should be allowed to go ahead with it.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Senators should hold Trump to account
Columnist Jim Fossel is wrong to advise us to ignore the president’s incitement of a mob.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Use new glue to repair our democracy
Open primaries will encourage voters to think of ourselves not as Republicans or Democrats, but as Americans.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: America is not divided, but white America is
A cultural clash between white voters with and without college degrees explains a lot about the polarization of our politics.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: A path forward in a divided Senate
The pressure is going to be on members of both parties to meet in the middle and govern.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine’s COVID numbers tell a troubling story
The acceleration of new cases comes as too many Mainers are behaving as if the pandemic is no real threat.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: How Biden can rebuild trust in our elections
An independent panel could quickly confirm the fairness of 2020 swing-state voting and counting, then recommend election-security improvements.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Removing 4 Brookfield Renewable dams would revive lower Kennebec, at-risk species
The fate of Atlantic salmon in the U.S. depends on restoring them in the Kennebec. Razing these dams would give the species its best chance at survival.