As the planet heats up, America’s representative at the Arctic Council claims a melting ice cap would be good for business.
Editorials
View from Away: Human activities could erase 1 million of our fellow species
It’s hard to imagine a more dire assessment of what we humans have done to the world than the 1,500-page United Nations report released Monday in Paris that says, among other things, that our collective activities have put some 1 million plant and animal species at risk of extinction, many within decades. While environmentalists and […]
Our View: Death of former UMaine great was a wake-up call
A lot has changed about how we think about football and brain damage since Justin Strzelczyk died bizarrely a few years after leaving the NFL.
View from Away: Facebook, Farrakhan and the fight against hate
Facebook’s terms of service are clear: “We do not allow hate speech on Facebook because it creates an environment of intimidation and exclusion, and in some cases may promote real-world violence.” The social network giant draws the line on hate organizations and their leaders who attack individuals based on race, religious affiliation, nationality, ethnicity, gender, […]
Our View: Maine should end ban on abortion funding
Money should not be the deciding factor in whether a woman can exercise her constitutional rights.
Our View: Don’t give air to ever-burning fires of hate
The story of Michael Klahr, a Holocaust survivor who married a Mainer, shows that we can’t turn a blind eye to hate.
Our View: Don’t give air to ever-burning fires of hate
The story of Michael Klahr, a Holocaust survivor who married a Mainer, shows that we can’t turn a blind eye to hate.
View from Away: Hungry, homeless and in college
The Hope Center for College, Community and Justice at Temple University found a staggering 45 percent of students in colleges and universities nationwide have been food insecure in the past 30 days. And more than half have experienced housing insecurity. The report surveyed 86,000 students at 123 colleges across the country, including two-year and four-year […]
Our View: Maine Senate vaccination vote fails to protect public health
There is no religious right to spread disease, but the state has a duty to defend against them.
View from Away: In defense of a booming economy. This is no ‘sugar high’
The U.S. economy is growing at such a fast clip and the unemployment rate is so low that … there must be something terribly wrong. Does that make sense? No, but the healthy state of the country seems to be too much for some economists, talking heads and others in the chattering class. They struggle […]