Editorials
Our View: Climate change putting winter recreation on thin ice
In just one of visible effects of the climate crisis, shorter winters and higher temperatures are making some activities more risky.
From our columnists
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Opinion
Maine Voices: Statues aren’t the only legacy of racial oppression
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Columnists
The Maine Millennial: Our survival depends on learning from COVID
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Columnists
Commentary: Nurses are crucial to the pandemic response. Why aren’t they on Biden’s COVID-19 board?
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Bill Nemitz
Bill Nemitz: Are we ready to roll up our sleeves?
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Columnists
Insight: Don’t forget to laugh
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Maine Voices
Maine Voices: To strengthen our communities, learn to listen differently
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Columnists
Jim Fossel: Portland referenda could echo around Maine
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Columnists
Commentary: A modest proposal for taking partisanship out of the federal judiciary
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Opinion
Today’s editorial cartoon
Maine Compass
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Letters to the Editor
We’re more alike than we are different
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Letters to the Editor
Lives lost to virus take immeasurable toll
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Letters to the Editor
Trump leading a new Lost Cause
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Letters to the Editor
Sen. King could assuage fears of overreach
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Letters to the Editor
Waterville parking rules should be enforced
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Letters to the Editor
Nemitz wrong to bring up ‘from away’
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Letters to the Editor
GOP has no intention of working with Biden
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Letters to the Editor
Collins must find courage to speak up
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Letters to the Editor
CMP corridor is bad policy
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Letters to the Editor
Where’s the proof of voter fraud?
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Letters to the Editor
Sheriff at the polls shouldn’t bother anyone
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Letters to the Editor
Oakland election ran very smoothly
more in opinion
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A Democratic governor realized that cutting taxes, controlling spending and growing jobs was a winning plan, but it took a Republican governor and Legislature to carry it out.
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Hunger in Maine, and across the country, is rising to historic levels.
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Food insecurity in Maine, and across the country, is rising to historic levels.
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The 2020 Education Indicators report provides a solid starting point for discussions on how we all can better support Maine students from cradle to career.
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Places that are tied to travel and tourism are less insulated, and that has important implications for government spending plans.
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We are a better country when we engage with the truth behind the American experiment.
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You don't have to leave the U.S. to explore.
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From behind masks and plexiglass, the virus hasn’t stopped our commitment to students or to our collective vision of the future.
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Hindsight shows that the CARES Act saved the U.S. economy, and how badly the country needs another round of bipartisan statesmanship.
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Joe Biden won. Donald Trump lost. The election is over, and it’s time to let the transition to a new administration move forward.
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We can achieve gains and growth by investing in the skills and well-being of the general population.
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We do not seem to be finding our way back from the extremes on our own. Now is the time for her to prove there’s more to being a moderate than walking an electoral tightrope.
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If missing one family gathering is the worst you have to worry about, consider those who have more on their minds.
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The children of a parent killed or seriously injured in a workplace accident should not lose their chance for higher education.
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The funding that’s flooding the state doesn’t make us better informed – it just makes us mad.
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Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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The Mills administration's 9 p.m. closing order isn't punitive. It's common sense.
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Liberals should take solace from the fact that even if they can't do everything they want, their opponents won't be able to either.
