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.
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View from Away: 9/11 victim fund should be made permanent
In 2015, a Republican House and a Republican Senate, working with a Democratic president, provided medical coverage and financial support to the heroes and victims of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, who were sickened by poisons released into the downtown air when the World Trade Center, hit by terrorist-hijacked jets, collapsed into that […]
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Our View: Overdose antidote belongs in schools
After six years and 1,600 overdose deaths, the debate over access to naloxone should be settled.
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Our View: Murder trial reveals flaws in child protective system
Lawmakers need to dig into the facts that have come to light since a little girl’s death and build a better system.
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View from Away: The Cabinet is bare
Turnover at the top levels of the Trump administration has set a modern record for turmoil. As of last week, with the departure of Linda McMahon from the Small Business Administration and Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen from the department of Homeland Security, 14 of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet members will have left their jobs. Now, nearly […]
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Our View: Asylum support bill invests in Maine’s future
Denying food, rent and health care assistance to asylum seekers won’t make us richer. Helping people get started will help the state grow.
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Our View: What to do about Maine’s tax burden
The Legislature should start by fully funding revenue sharing and state education funding.
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Our View: Maine’s lax vaccine policy is not protecting public health
The scientific debate on the immunization of children is over. It’s time for the political debate to come to a close as well.
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View from Away: Barr gives aid and comfort to Trump’s conspiracy theories
On Wednesday, in an all too typical rant, President Donald Trump told reporters that the investigation of possible collusion between his campaign and Russia was an “illegal investigation,” “treason” and an “attempted coup.” He expressed satisfaction that Attorney General William Barr was “going back to the origins of exactly where this all started. Because this […]