The governor’s ignorant statements on race are damaging to all who live in his state.
Editorials
Our View: Banning food stamps for junk food is only part of the answer
We should increase education, and stop paying billions to food companies that are making us unhealthy.
View from Away: Martin Luther King Jr. was a true conservative
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Our View: ‘For-profit’ plans should be met with skepticism
Handing prisons, hosptials and schools over to private companies has not worked out.
Our View: Augusta focused on wrong drug problem
It’s opioids, not marijuana, that demands to be treated as an emergency.
Our View: Augusta focused on the wrong drug problem
It’s the number of opioid overdoses that demands to be treated as an emergency – not legal marijuana.
Our View: Face-to-face jail visits help maintain ties
The trend toward eliminating these crucial visits is troublesome.
Our Opinion: L.L. Bean boycott would only harm the wrong people
Linda Bean holds some abhorrent views, but that’s no reason to hurt a company she has little to do with.
Our Opinion: Deal on Black Lives Matter protest would enable dialogue
The proposal would be a good step toward shared understanding.