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PublishedApril 12, 2019
Our View: What Appomattox tells us about race today
The problems that caused the Civil War didn’t end with the surrender of the Confederacy.
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PublishedApril 12, 2019
View from Away: A light at the end of our robocall madness?
You know the game by now: A call comes into your mobile phone. A number pops up on your screen. You don’t recognize it. Your first instinct is to decline it, but what if it’s your child’s school? The auto repair guy? Something else? It’s a guessing game, and we’re the losers, again and again […]
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PublishedApril 10, 2019
Our View: Report shows how to fix Maine’s broken legal system for poor
Low-income Mainers are not being treated equally before the law.
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PublishedApril 10, 2019
View from Away: Poetic justice for a rhino poacher is nothing to feel good about
The story wasn’t subtle: A poacher attempting to hunt endangered rhinoceroses in South Africa’s Kruger National Park last week was instead trampled to death by an elephant and eaten by a pride of lions. Rangers alerted by his companions sought to recover his body and eventually found a skull and a pair of pants. It […]
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PublishedApril 9, 2019
View from Away: Trump’s Mar-a-Lago is too tough to safeguard
House Democrats are demanding information on Donald Trump’s financial records, his income tax returns and the full Mueller report. The president sees new witch hunts. But the way Trump conducts business on a regular basis demonstrates the necessity of strict scrutiny — not only to ferret out corruption, but to protect national security. To wit: […]
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PublishedApril 6, 2019
View from Away: On NATO’s 70 birthday, public, Congress wisely value alliance
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s 70th birthday on Thursday should be marked by calls to reject the revisionist history of President Donald Trump, who thinks NATO nations rip off the U.S. while relying on its military might. It’s fair to criticize these nations for not meeting goals on upgrading their militaries. But America has benefited […]
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PublishedApril 6, 2019
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Democratic candidates are misleading their voters
Let’s get this clear at the start: The Electoral College is not going away. The Constitution’s provisions for selecting Supreme Court justices are not going to change. And candidates who suggest they can change them are misleading the voters they are wooing. That’s not an endorsement of the current election system, which has produced two […]
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PublishedApril 6, 2019
View from Away: Puerto Rico is still in distress long after Hurricane Maria
Recovering from a natural disaster is never easy. But it’s infinitely harder when federal emergency funds for rebuilding are subject to the whims, lies and misconceptions of a hostile president. That’s where Puerto Rico finds itself, hostage to President Donald Trump’s flights of fancy as it struggles to recover from the devastation wreaked by Hurricane […]
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PublishedApril 5, 2019
Gina Barreca: You’re as good as your words
Rambling speeches and bad writing litter our lives. If talk is cheap, it’s because the supply usually exceeds the demand. But the best words, the right words, fit snugly enough to keep out windy disquisitions. We each treasure certain words, jingling them in our imaginations like rare coins. We store them up until we can […]
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PublishedApril 5, 2019
Our View: Program shows how to bring Mainers together
With Operation Breaking Stereotypes, students with different backgrounds prove we can be one Maine.
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