Remarkable progress has been made on LGBTQ rights, but there are still people who are marginalized.
Editorials
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Our View: UMaine System picks a politician for top job
Making the case for higher education, both in Augusta and with the public, may be the biggest challenge before the system’s new chancellor.
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Our View: UFOs are real, and we should know what they are
Sightings by Navy pilots have led the military to take UFOs more seriously, and that’s good.
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Our View: Workers’ comp reform tests Maine legislators’ skill
Compromise is not a dirty word, and both parties should seize the opportunity to make a deal.
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View from Away: Hospitals need to end surprise ER bills
When you go to a grocery store, you don’t put a loaf of bread or a cut of meat into your basket without looking at the price tag. But when Americans go to a doctor or a hospital, they typically have no idea what their health care provider will charge for the services they’re going […]
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Our View: Maine needs fewer incarcerated women, not more prison beds
The conditions at Maine Correctional Center are appalling, but there is a better answer than moving female inmates.
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View from Away: Mueller a man of too few words about Trump and obstruction
When the Justice Department announced Wednesday that special counsel Robert Mueller would make a public statement that morning, expectations soared that he would clarify ambiguities in his report about whether he and his staff thought President Donald Trump had obstructed justice. After a few minutes of his remarks, however, those expectations crashed. Not only did […]
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Our View: Crisis coming on elder care finance
The current generation of retirees can’t get by on their retirement benefits, and the generations behind them are in worse shape.
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View from Away: The Supreme Court protects (some) criticism of the police
Police may make an arrest if they have probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. But what if an arrest for which there is probable cause is really designed to punish a citizen for exercising his right to free speech under the 1st Amendment? On Tuesday the Supreme Court rightly ruled that at […]
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Our View: Time is now for expanding high-speed internet in Maine
The groundwork has been set for the actions necessary to bring fast internet to unserved parts of the state.