Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire mogul and power broker who built a casino empire spanning from Las Vegas to China and became a singular force in domestic and international politics has died after a long illness.
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Murkowski becomes first Republican senator to say Trump should resign
The Alaska senator tells an Anchorage newspaper that if the GOP doesn’t cut ties with the president, she might leave the party.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Medical ‘surprise billing’ fix is itself a welcome surprise
The $900 billion COVID relief bill also ends an unfair practice by health care providers.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Mainewhile: Time for GOP to ‘bell the cat’
My grandparents were Republicans. My mom’s parents. I actually don’t know what party my father’s parents claimed. But mom’s parents were staunch and proud Republicans. Technically, my mom was, too. When she and my dad married, they flipped a coin to decide who would register with which party, each agreeing to choose one so they […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Republicans don’t have to fear high-turnout elections
2020 shows Democrats aren’t the only ones to gain support when policies make voting easier.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Constitution doesn’t protect voters from two-party system that perpetuates dysfunction
Change will require relevant messaging, a nonpartisan agenda of bold ideas and a coalition lobby to mobilize political action.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Via national dialogue, Biden has a chance to begin to heal partisan divide
Task forces around the country would air diverse views and craft recommendations on solving our key challenges.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The Southern Strategy is dead. Here’s to America’s future.
The organizing principle of Republican politics hasn’t changed in 50 years.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Any Republican unwilling to defy Trump is unworthy of the label ‘patriot’
The silence that has greeted the president’s subversion of democracy is an astonishing display of gutlessness.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Republicans need to accept election reality
Joe Biden won. Donald Trump lost. The election is over, and it’s time to let the transition to a new administration move forward.