Editorials
Our View: Riverview fix should be left for next governor, Legislature
The project to build a new facility is shrouded in secrecy, and the LePage administration can't be trusted to carry it out.
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Editorials
Our View: A free press is the best defense against tyranny
You shouldn't trust a politician who tries to tell you that he's the only one you can really trust.
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Editorials
View from Away: Fleeting mistakes live forever online
A lapse of judgment in life could find a permanent home on the internet.
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Columnists
Douglas Rooks: Clean Election candidates deserve equal opportunity
A case in House District 110 has demonstrated the problems that occur when laws are not faithfully executed.
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Columnists
George Smith: We can’t take to the woods anymore
However, the writings of Louise Dickinson Rich still have a lot to teach us.
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Opinion
Maine Voices: Absent oversight, condo associations can stymie energy-efficiency goals
Unlike state agencies, the regulatory groups handle complex matters with little guidance on how to do so.
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Columnists
Maine Compass: State’s ballot question system exploited regularly by outside interests
Between 2009 and 2017, donors from away gave 71% of over $81 million to these campaigns.
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Columnists
Sen. Collins: Russia’s ability to divide America is far from fiction
It's also telling that the efforts are not aimed at one candidate or one political party.
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Columnists
Rep. Colleen Madigan: Maine cities like Waterville deserve more state funding aid
State cuts to revenue sharing in recent years have shifted property tax burdens onto those who can least afford it, Colleen Madigan writes.
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Columnists
Commentary: Beach reading for wonks
Summer reading material selected especially for those who just can't get enough of politics.
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Columnists
Commentary: The meeting wasn’t ‘totally legal’
Los Angeles Times
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Opinion
Today’s editorial cartoon
August 16, 2018
Maine Compass
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Letters to the Editor
Corporations have too much sway in elections
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Letters to the Editor
Federal workers can’t fix Social Security
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Letters to the Editor
Court not the place for someone reliably partisan
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Letters to the Editor
Greed drives Trump, Putin at our expense
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Letters to the Editor
Trump seems to admit collusion
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Letters to the Editor
Nation founded on religious principals
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Letters to the Editor
Memo for Trump makes all delightfully murky
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Letters to the Editor
Sen. King a supporter of quality public education
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Letters to the Editor
Collins must vote no on Kavanaugh nomination
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Letters to the Editor
Sen. King fights to enact campaign finance reform
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Letters to the Editor
GOP must get back to its senses
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Letters to the Editor
Time to celebrate, protect Medicare
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Young people still hear a calling to report the news even as the industry is increasingly under siege from many sides. -
August 15, 2018 -
Politics has stifled research that would have helped the state prepare for a warming planet. -
Newsday
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August 14, 2018 -
Expecting aging workers to stay on the job longer is not the kind of plan Maine needs. -
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August 13, 2018 -
August 12, 2018 -
Still, one might feel conflicted when asked the hypothetical question of whether a coup could ever be justified. -
The lawmaker has a right to serve until two-thirds of his fellow members vote to expel or otherwise punish him. -
Expectations are high for Democrats nationally, but that doesn't mean Maine will follow suit. -
What did the industry know about its products and what did it do as the deaths mounted? -
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The Dallas Morning News -
Now the president has come after CNN host Don Lemon and basketball superstar LeBron James, tweeting, "Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn't easy to do. I like Mike!" -
August 11, 2018 -
In addition to allowing people more control over their health, Title X has proven cost-effective. -
It's also telling that the efforts are not aimed at one candidate or one political party. -
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August 10, 2018 -
And if the council moves forward, I hope Portland voters will maintain voting privilege for citizens. -
Google employees did the right thing by refusing to build warfare technology that saps resources. -
Elected office is a position of trust, and Bates has lost the public's in the face of allegations.
