Recovering from a natural disaster is never easy. But it’s infinitely harder when federal emergency funds for rebuilding are subject to the whims, lies and misconceptions of a hostile president. That’s where Puerto Rico finds itself, hostage to President Donald Trump’s flights of fancy as it struggles to recover from the devastation wreaked by Hurricane […]
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Our View: Program shows how to bring Mainers together
With Operation Breaking Stereotypes, students with different backgrounds prove we can be one Maine.
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View from Away: The White House should come clean on security clearances
Of course it is difficult not to savor the irony in a White House whistleblower’s claim that the Trump administration improperly granted security clearances to more than two dozen individuals. As a candidate, Donald Trump claimed that Hillary Clinton’s use of an insecure private email server to transact State Department business was corruption “on a […]
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Our View: Maine’s new solar law is just a first step
The last administration’s hostility to renewable energy has put the state years behind on the kind of regulatory upgrades needed to fairly price this energy.
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Our View: Cutting aid won’t help stop border crisis
President Donald Trump’s plan for the problems at the border would only make them worse.
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View from Away: Running for president in the #MeToo era
The first #MeToo allegations of the 2020 presidential race hit over the weekend, letting the general public in on a secret that apparently was already known in political circles: that former Vice President Joe Biden can be a bit too “handsy” with women and girls. Biden’s behavior didn’t draw much scrutiny until an essay appeared […]
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View from Away: The tragic death of Sandy Hook father carries with it a sobering lesson
In the dark days that followed the massacre at Sandy Hook, one phrase spoke to the sliver of hope and optimism a grieving state was desperately hanging onto: Love Wins. Two words spoke to the enduring belief that whatever hatred might have driven the shooter to commit the unthinkable, the blanket of love woven by […]
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Our View: Facebook finally acts to counter online hate
The company has been slow to deny a platform to advocates of racial violence.
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Our View: Maine cities need local-option sales tax
Communities like Portland, which face unique demands, should be allowed to raise revenue in different ways.
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View from Away: Supreme Court should end gerrymandering
During oral arguments Tuesday at the Supreme Court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh conceded that “extreme partisan gerrymandering is a real problem for our democracy.” That was a huge understatement. When legislators manipulate congressional or legislative district lines to favor one party over another — a time-dishonored practice that has become more sophisticated in the computer age […]