After a tempestuous 2022, I was heartened by the dialogue and dedication on display at the U.S.-Canada Lobster Town Meeting.
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Commentary: Keep unspoiled Sears Island as it is – build wind hub somewhere else
Port operators at nearby Mack Point and Estes Head in Eastport are eager to host a site where offshore turbines can be made, assembled and launched.
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Commentary: Maine’s housing crisis requires urgent action, and we’re ready to get to work
The Joint Select Committee on Housing has a three-pronged mission: helping people without homes; preserving and producing more housing, and improving land use and development processes.
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Commentary: Yes, college education is still very much ‘worth it’
The return on investment for students of my institution, Maine Maritime Academy, tells a compelling story.
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Commentary: A glimmer of hope for Maine cyclists and pedestrians
In the form of its first-ever active transportation plan, our state now has an enormous opportunity to make it easier for more of us to move around.
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Jim Fossel: Nothing should be off table in debt ceiling negotiation
What can the White House give that will satisfy Republicans? Plenty.
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The Maine Millennial: We have to acknowledge hard truths about pregnancy
Supporting a ban on abortion at an arbitrary gestational age means forcing women to give birth to babies they will have to watch die.
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Commentary: Let’s let Maine parents decide how to spend on education
Arizona is leading the way with a voucher-style universal school choice program. Maine can do the same.
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Analysis: Maine’s green goals shaded by oil and gas dependence
Maine has bold clean-energy aspirations. This winter shows we’re a long way from kicking our fossil-fuel habit.
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The Maine Millennial: Who tells the church what it must do in order to be forgiven?
I hope survivors sue the collar off the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland and others.