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Commentary: Maine AG has poor record in police shootings

by Dr. Brian Pitman January 2, 2024January 2, 2024

A Maine attorney general has never found an officer at fault in a shooting.

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Opinion: Maine will not hit clean energy goals without transmission and delivery

by Jeff Marks January 2, 2024January 2, 2024

We are failing to build new transmission lines at the pace and scale needed to meet our targets.

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Commentary: Five big political questions for 2024

by Jonathan Bernstein January 1, 2024December 28, 2023

The political stakes couldn’t be higher in the coming year, with both the presidency and control of Congress up in the air. And the courts will be involved more than usual, with former President Donald Trump under four separate indictments, at least some of which could head to trial in 2024. If that isn’t enough, […]

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Hilary Koch: How to truly restore our power

by Hilary Koch December 31, 2023December 29, 2023

The Dec. 18 storm, despite warnings from forecasters, caught us flat-footed.

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Opinion: What if you resolved to do something new every single day?

by Nancy Jordan Special to the Telegram December 31, 2023December 30, 2023

It’s what I did in 2023 – and I had a ball doing it.

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Opinion: Our battle for access to abortion must be sustained

by Andrea Pelletier Special to the Telegram December 31, 2023December 30, 2023

Mainers deserve to live in a state where funding for family planning services is prioritized rather than pilloried.

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The Maine Millennial: Out with the old, in with the New Year’s goals

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal December 31, 2023December 30, 2023

I’m feeling pretty good about looking at 2023 in the rear-view mirror.

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Maine Compass: Stop wringing hands, start supporting Biden

by Kym Dakin December 30, 2023December 28, 2023

We think of age as an impediment. What if it’s an engine?

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Carl P. Leubsdorf: Here’s what 2024 might look like …

by Carl P. Leubsdorf December 30, 2023December 28, 2023

2024 looms as a very volatile year. Here is what might happen – or maybe not: JANUARY – Alabama defeats Washington for college football national championship. Supreme Court overturns Colorado’s ouster of Donald Trump from GOP primary ballot but rejects Trump’s argument that he has immunity from criminal prosecution. Former president easily wins Iowa caucuses, […]

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Maine Compass: Homeless shelters must accept animals

by Katie Spencer White Special to the Press Herald December 30, 2023December 29, 2023

The staff I work with are by now are evangelical about the benefits of animal guests. It’s time for everybody to catch up.