In a ruling this week, the Michigan Supreme Court allowed Donald Trump to remain on the Republican primary ballot, rejecting the argument that the 14th Amendment’s ban on holding public office for government officials who’d previously engaged in insurrection against the United States disqualified the former president. While some of the former president’s supporters will […]
Editorials
Our View: In 2024, Maine has to act on the painful lessons of 2023
Gun violence, homelessness and the climate crisis have taken their toll on our state. With the right efforts, the new year can be different.
View from Away: Biden’s marijuana pardons are welcome, but federal drug laws must catch up with reality
President Joe Biden recently demonstrated the proper use of presidential clemency power when he pardoned thousands of people who had been convicted of various nonviolent marijuana violations on federal land. The reasons he cited included addressing racial disparities in drug prosecution and sentencing, and that’s an important point. Criminal laws in theory cover all Americans […]
Our View: Disaster preparedness must become a policy priority
Maine, like almost everywhere else on earth, has to get serious about fighting back against extreme weather.
Our View: Devastating storm will require substantial response from us all
As the waters start to recede, it ranks as the worst flood in Maine since 1987. At least four people are dead, and the damage is sure to measured in billions of dollars.
View from Away: Democrats, make a border deal to save Ukraine
In exchange for approving a supplemental national-security bill providing aid to Israel and Ukraine, Republican lawmakers are insisting on a far-reaching crackdown on the flow of migrants at the US’s southern border. Many Democrats continue to resist the GOP’s demands. They should reconsider. The Republicans’ plan is not unreasonable. They want to increase detentions of […]
Our View: Remarkable population growth, remarkable opportunity for Maine
Big-picture changes in American life are playing into Maine’s strengths.
View from Away: No evidence for Biden impeachment inquiry? No problem.
Pressing ahead, House Republicans simply do not seem to care.
View from Away: University presidents proved spectacularly inept on Capitol Hill. Resignations should follow
On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York posed the same question to the presidents of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania, proxies all for America’s liberal intellectual elite. The repeated question for Claudine Gay of Harvard, Liz Magill of Penn and Sally Kornbluth of MIT from the […]
Our View: State should answer shelters’ calls for financial help
The crisis of homelessness is greater and more complex than ever. Our support of it should reflect this harsh reality.