There’s something seriously wrong with a judicial system that provides almost no checks on its justices.
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Opinion: Bath Iron Works management must be honest with union workers
While its employees are the driving force behind the shipyard’s profitability, trust issues remain.
Opinion: Trump could stand to take a thing or two from Notre Dame
On Saturday, President-elect Trump will be at the reopening ceremony in Paris. Perhaps this human wrecking ball might reflect on what it is to build – and rebuild.
Opinion: Let’s keep Maine’s packaging law moving forward
Opponents resist change, but this law brings fairness and efficiency in addressing the state’s waste crisis.
Opinion: Maine must not decrease support for emergency shelters
A new rule that would slash reimbursement of shelter expenses should not be implemented by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Opinion: Bring health care nearer to – or into – Maine workplaces
Onsite health care is no longer just for large employers.
Opinion: Offshore wind turbines are a bad idea for the Gulf of Maine
Alternatives with less of an environmental and financial impact should be considered.
Opinion: Small electric vehicles are affordable for many Mainers – for now
This is the time to buy, before Trump takes office and threatens the generous income tax credits available for EV purchases.
Opinion: Repair Maine’s criminal justice system, starting with parole
Our existing system churns the same people back into its prisons, year after year, costing hundreds of millions of dollars that would be better spent elsewhere.
Opinion: Climate change is threatening Nordic skiing in Maine
In addition to being a moral issue, it’s an economic one; winter recreation contributed $68 million to the state’s economy in 2022.