A legislative minority should not be able to dictate budget decisions simply through threats.
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George Smith: Where do you see hope today?
Inspiration is all around us — all you have to do is look.
Maine Compass: Raising legal age to buy tobacco will help fight opioid crisis
The use of nicotine leads to brain changes that can result in a higher risk of addiction to other drugs.
Maine Compass: Military transgender ban a measure of how far society hasn’t come
Raising a transgender child has opened my eyes to the battles that persist for her on a daily basis.
Maine Compass: Flame retardants a vital layer in protecting lives and property
Banning the use of such chemicals in furniture would undo decades of progress in fire safety.
Another View: Story on Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens requires clarification
The site’s building committee says a recent story didn’t include all the facts.
Alan Caron: Ghosts of Watergate, Whitewater haunt Trump
Forty-four years ago, the country found itself riveted by the Watergate scandal. It produced a long simmering investigation, slow to gather steam, that eventually had millions of Americans watching dramatic hearings on television. From the beginning, that investigation was fiercely attacked by the president, and support for it fell largely along partisan lines. Slowly, and […]
Jim Fossel: With Hamann and Farenthold, civility hits all-time low
Politicians should be held accountable for destructive behavior.
Don Roberts: Trump is tweeting away the presidency
The president’s egotism and outbursts are killing his chances at getting anything done.