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Siobhán Brett: Response to Trump indictment an indictment of our politics

by Siobhan Brett April 2, 2023April 1, 2023

The hush money indictment is historic. That doesn’t mean it will be significant. Or positive.

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The Maine Millennial: The state of Maine needs my taxes more than I need a tax cut

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal April 2, 2023April 1, 2023

If you think you’ll never need government assistance, know that life has a way of throwing curve balls at you.

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Ben Bragdon: Don’t tell me you can’t do anything about school shootings

by Ben Bragdon April 2, 2023March 31, 2023

We have the power to make school shootings, and gun violence overall, less likely.

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Jim Fossel: Maine Republicans must make life difficult for Democrats

by Jim Fossel April 2, 2023April 1, 2023

When it comes to responding to the state budget process, many options are open to the minority party in Augusta.

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Maine Compass: Maine’s laws and ordinances will not protect us from mining threats

by Stuart Finkelstein April 1, 2023March 31, 2023

Canadian company Exiro Minerals recently acquired the right to explore property in a residential area of Warren for heavy metals and, after acquiring those rights, met last month with the Select Boards of Union and Warren to promote itself, identify a 30-square mile area for further exploration and attempt to assuage residents of their vociferous […]

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Commentary: Let’s not squander our chance to expand passenger rail

by Richard Rudolph April 1, 2023March 31, 2023

Restoration of passenger service from Brunswick to Waterville and Bangor will confer a wide array of economic benefits.

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Maine Voices: The shadowy side of free community college tuition

by Dennis Camire April 1, 2023March 31, 2023

After decades of labor, educated and qualified Maine adjunct faculty still don’t earn a living wage – and now our services are being given away. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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Maine Voices: Youth need adults to stop CMP corridor once and for all

by Isabelle Rogers March 31, 2023March 30, 2023

Although the project was roundly rejected at the ballot box in 2021, CMP refuses to give up and has chosen a divisive path that ignores the will of Maine people.