We can’t do everything we did in previous years, but we can make sure this year’s spending will help local businesses.
Editorials
View from Away: Trump may never concede, but Republicans need to move on
The Dallas Morning News (TNS)
Our View: The public’s right to know shouldn’t be an afterthought
It took five years and multiple notifications for the Judicial Branch to fix a problem related to public records, and they are not the first to struggle with following Maine’s simple rules on public access.
Our View: Maine leads in LGBT protections
The political battles of years past have left us with more robust civil rights laws than any other state.
Our View: With COVID cases surging, Congress and Trump are failing the American people
Congress must act now on a relief package to avoid the worst the coming winter has to offer.
Our View: Rep. Talbot Ross reaches an important milestone
The first Black person elected to legislative leadership in Maine will bring a perspective to policy development that has been missing.
Our View: Artist, subject in Colby exhibit provide history lesson
Renowned artist Jacob Lawrence documented Black lives, including the leader of the only successful slave revolt in world history.
View from Away: A wary world watches US election turmoil
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (TNS)
Our View: Green power generates jobs for Maine, not just electricity
Climate change is both a threat to life as we know it and an opportunity to build a better future.
View from Away: A president speaks as a president should
Sun Sentinel (TNS)