At any other time in modern history, investigative findings that a foreign power had meddled in our elections and helped elect our president would alarm the nation. And evidence that the president had tried to undermine that investigation would be shocking. But Donald Trump has lowered the bar for acceptable presidential behavior to an […]
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Our View: Crime analysts deserve better state pension
Crime lab and computer unit employees are an essential part of the law enforcement process, and they should be treated that way.
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Our View: Legislature should reconsider plan to hike tax on alcohol
The fact that some people can drink responsibly is no excuse for failing to prevent binge drinking and other dangerous practices.
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Our View: Internet customers should own their privacy
A bill before the Legislature would keep internet service providers from selling customer data without permission.
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Another View: Editorial misinterprets Maine general’s actions at Appomattox
Joshua Chamberlain’s order to salute the surrendering Confederates was meant to honor fellow soldiers’ sacrifices.
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Our View: Sick-time compromise shows how government is supposed to work
A bipartisan agreement on an issue that matters to people’s lives represents a giant step away from legislative dysfunction.
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Another View: Report makes mockery of Trump’s ‘exoneration’ assertion
He repeatedly ordered his aides to interfere in the Russia probe – they just didn’t comply, the special prosecutor concludes.
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View from Away: Twenty years after Columbine, and we still can’t protect our kids
The columbine is a perennial flower often seen growing wild in the Rocky Mountains. But since April 20, 1999, the word has been a universally recognized reference to what was then the worst mass shooting at a school in American history. Thirteen people were shot to death and 21 were wounded by a pair of […]
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View from Away: Report makes mockery of Trump’s exoneration assertion
President Donald Trump has repeatedly crowed that special counsel Robert Mueller’s report is a “total exoneration.” After its release Thursday morning, he tweeted: “No collusion. No obstruction. For the haters and the radical left Democrats — Game Over.” But the report itself, for those who bothered to read it, makes a mockery of that assertion. […]
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Our View: Maine scientist follows path from Aroostook County to outer space
Jessica Meir, a Caribou native, will go to the International Space Station later this year, joining two other Mainers in a very elite club.