The new State Department program should help us to maximize our most precious resource: goodwill.
Editorials
Our View: Portland diocese displays a brazen lack of empathy
Attempts to block legal recourse for people in pain and anguish amount to retraumatizing secondary abuse.
Our View: Road to right to repair littered with obstacles
It’s no surprise that a data access referendum question will likely make it to the Maine ballot, but any vote in favor will be forcefully challenged.
View from Away: Biden, Trump both mishandled classified materials
Star Tribune (TNS)
View from Away: Another near miss for the nation’s tattered transportation infrastructure
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (TNS)
Our View: Dr. King’s legacy must be honored on a daily basis
Beware the chasm between real steps toward racial equity and false steps. After that, beware the racist response to those steps.
View from Away: Summit over, the hard work of US, Mexico and Canada policymaking begins
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Our View: Why be cautious when we can be ambitious?
The latest budget covers what will be challenging and unusual years for the state of Maine. To look at its contents offers little indication of that reality.
View from Away: McCarthy’s House rules could weaken ethics oversight
In its first act, the House has moved to make it harder to investigate corruption by its members. So much for a ‘government that is held accountable.’
Our View: Incarceration should not be a death sentence
Premature deaths at Maine prisons and jails is on the rise. It’s time we all took notice.