After a year of disruption and uncertainty, Maine businesses don’t need any more.
Editorials
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Our View: Broadband funding is a new New Deal
Like rural electrification in the 20th century, internet access and affordability could improve lives in the 21st.
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View from Away: Keep the pressure on government to be open and accountable
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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Our View: Owners of polluted land deserve more time to seek damages
Dozens of Maine homeowners have found that their properties are contaminated with industrial chemicals. State law shouldn’t let responsible parties off the hook.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Take all anti-Asian violence seriously
Attacks like the one this week in Portland should not be seen as isolated incidents.
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Our View: Maine women bearing heavy weight from pandemic
A year of the virus has shown that we depend on women, particularly moms, in ways that limit their lives, and slow the state economy.
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Our View: Schools need clarity on COVID rules
Strict social distancing rules, which may not be needed, mean most schools can’t reopen full time.
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Our View: Budget negotiations must be made in good faith
If Republicans are as unclear or inconsistent with their demands on the two-year budget as they were with the supplemental, it could be a tough road ahead.
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Our View: Federal COVID aid package sets course out of crisis
The comprehensive relief legislation will help Mainers who need it most.
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View from Away: COVID-19 is also raising the death toll from opioids
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)