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I won’t be voting for her in June.
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Margaret Chase Smith is on the campaign trail this year, too | Steve Collins
Two of the top contenders in the race for U.S. senator, Janet Mills and Susan Collins, credit Smith for their political careers.
Maine benefits by exporting energy | Opinion
If the state can make clean energy locally and receive jobs and tax revenue in return, isn’t that a victory?
Can we still make time for wonder? | Opinion
A recent documentary got me thinking about how Henry David Thoreau would manage in this information age.
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Politics can create strange bedfellows, but this is too much.
Maine needs to protect expectant women and newborns | Opinion
In such a rural state, the term ‘maternity care desert’ needs to be on our minds.
Proposed budget represents a big step backward for Maine | Opinion
A new surtax on incomes over $1 million would be particularly devastating for many of our small business owners.
Period poverty is real in Maine. We’re done pretending otherwise. | Opinion
Women and girls throughout the state can’t afford basic menstrual hygiene products. It’s time we had that hard conversation.
Hearts of Pine tickets are out there, if you’re willing to pay for them
The second-year soccer team’s entire home schedule is sold out, but the secondary market has options.
Maine must refine its response to mental health crises | Opinion
We need to stop asking police to manage psychiatric crises without the tools, partners or pathways to do so.
Can Graham Platner convert ‘vibes’ into victory? | Jim Fossel
We’re in an election year where policy hasn’t been relevant — at least, not yet.
Hannah Pingree has the leadership experience Maine needs | Opinion
Pingree’s record of service in both the legislative and executive branches of government will have her ready to go on day one as Maine’s next governor.
UMaine hockey ticket price increase is disappointing but not surprising
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Maine’s progressive champion? He’s been here all along. | Opinion
Troy Jackson’s politics are the politics of solidarity. He’ll make a great governor.
Maine must confront the moral cost of silence on Gaza | Opinion
We cannot determine the course of this conflict. Neither are we powerless.
As long as we feel entitled to cheap oil, we’re losing | Opinion
If we view it as an American birthright, it’s hard to look beyond the price at the pump.
Vital to invest in Lincoln County infrastructure | Opinion
Several key projects are included in the Maine Department of Transportation’s recently released three-year work plan.
Maine’s millionaire’s tax is the mini revolution we need | Douglas Rooks
This is a welcome course correction for our state.
Maine’s plain license plate has gained a following | Column
One in 8 drivers have opted out of the new pine tree design.
Cage-free commitment is a win for birds and Hannaford shoppers alike | Opinion
Hannaford’s parent company has committed to switching to 100% cage-free eggs by 2032. Good.
Susan Collins has taken a bold stand for secure elections | Opinion
The senator ‘s support of the SAVE America Act is an example of the steady, common-sense leadership that Maine has long admired.
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Pharmaceutical companies are spending hundreds of millions lobbying elected officials to try and persuade them to gut the 340B program through “reform.”
Why were MaineCare services for children altered without public conversation? | Opinion
Quiet changes could have serious consequences for young people with behavioral health conditions.
2nd District needs a congressman who sides with Mainers, not Trump | Opinion
We need a representative who will stand up to the president when he is wrong. That person would not be Paul LePage.
To overcome the sins of the past, Maine needs to support Wabanaki rights | Steve Collins
We can’t undo the murder and theft that Maine’s settlers brought to its native population in the past, but we can show respect to the native nations that survived.