The law eventually closes the file on most offenses. The shame machine never does. Is this really the kind of accountability we want to govern American democracy?
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With Flock, South Portland built a surveillance goldmine. That can’t happen again. | Opinion
Although last week’s City Council decision comes as a relief, the fight against these cameras has just begun.
Mainers can’t trust Susan Collins to protect abortion access | Opinion
Our senior senator tells us again and again she is “concerned.” But her actions speak louder than her words.
The words ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ have outlived their usefulness | Opinion
I think it’s time to turn away from labels and focus on each individual’s personal qualities, which tend to tell us far more about who they are.
I can’t afford 6 more years of the same U.S. Senate. Bring on Platner. | Opinion
Ignore all the negative hoopla about Platner and focus on reality. I can’t afford six more years of the current U.S. Senate — and I know I’m not alone.
Nuclear energy in New England, once unthinkable, now indispensable | Opinion
The region’s growing demand for electricity combined with the dramatic improvement in nuclear technology makes it an idea worth exploring.
Do Trump and Susan Collins share Frances Perkins’ vision of society? | Opinion
The 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire made it clear that the first female Cabinet member believed we owe each other some minimum care. Where is that standard today?
Housing will require public, private and community partnership in Maine | Opinion
Consider what’s possible when public resources, community leadership and private financing align.
The fight against Alzheimer’s should not be a partisan fight | Opinion
If we can manage to keep politics out of it, we have a chance, now, to turn the tide against the disease.
Maine’s Dempsey Center shows the way on supportive cancer care | Opinion
This approach treats the whole person, not just the disease.