In blocking the three-day waiting period for firearm sales, U.S. District Judge Lance Walker has taken a new tack.
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Opinion: A caution on the question of cursive
Good handwriting should not automatically be associated with virtue or academic ability … or ‘character-building.’
Opinion: California wildfire should be a wake-up call for Maine
Economic development and environmental protection can no longer be seen as mutually exclusive.
Opinion: The rule of law is at risk. That should concern us all.
There’s a difference between leadership that seeks to implement a new vision and leadership that seeks to operate outside the law entirely.
Opinion: How to really tackle Maine’s indigent defense crisis
Looking at models in use in other states to determine what could work here would be a good place to start.
Opinion: Races that exclude people aren’t worth winning
High school track was a huge part of my life. Any victory that left out a part of my community would have been hollow.
Want a garden? Plant a seed, reap the harvest
Reporting Aside: There are great resources available in Maine for those thinking about starting a garden, Amy Calder writes.
Opinion: Don’t throw solar energy out with net energy billing bathwater
The soaring cost of electricity is no reason to give up on an otherwise beneficial program.
Opinion: Aging election systems are in dire need of investment
This isn’t just another budget item; we spend far more on things far less important.
Opinion: With democracy on life support, this is no time for silence
A loud and sustained rebuke of this administration may be our only hope.