State spending on schools invests in the future and puts downward pressure on local property taxes.
Editorials
View from Away: Arizona’s recount fiasco imperils America’s elections
The Seattle Times (TNS)
Our View: CDC guidance should reflect all we’ve learned about virus
With everything we learn, it becomes easier to issue recommendations that protect the public while restoring normalcy.
Our View: In Maine, worldwide, small fish could be the future for seafood
A researcher’s recognition indicates that anchovies and sardines have more to offer in the fight against world hunger.
Our View: Maine should build its internet networks for the future
In a rare opportunity, millions in state and federal funding are available for high-speed internet. Maine must make them count for the long haul.
Our View: Maine Med nurses vote to have a voice
With a new union, hospital employees will make themselves heard on working conditions and patient care.
Our View: $1 coin program a chance to highlight innovative Mainers
The U.S. Mint asks, what is Maine’s greatest scientific contribution?
View from Away: There is momentum for expanding Medicare to those younger than 65
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS)
Another View: Criminal trials should come first
Civil trials are important, but when jail time is at stake, the priority is clear.
Our View: Maine can’t afford to be cheap with direct care workers
The pandemic has underscored that their work is essential, but we pay them as if it were not.