With threats emerging to student learning and safety, a collective response is required.
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Opinion: DOGE should tread lightly with military’s civilian workforce
Department of Army civilians play an indispensable role in keeping our military strong. Mass job cuts would be unwise.
Opinion: Maine’s rural-urban divide is worth breaking down
I don’t want an arbitrary idea of ‘two Maines’ to be on the minds of our students.
Opinion: There is more than one valid way to be a person
President Trump’s black-and-white thinking may erase from our society those who have a tremendous amount to give.
Opinion: Why Maine is wrong on the transgender athletes issue
Athletics cannot be approached like academia or the job market.
Opinion: Maine’s proposed cigarette tax hike has hidden costs
The state’s retailers will feel the pinch if smokers choose to take advantage of the lower rate in New Hampshire.
Opinion: It’s time to free Maine’s schoolkids from their screens
A state-level bill proposes a pilot program for a phone-free, tablet-free school day. You don’t have to be an expert to know this is right.
Opinion: Susan Collins should have protected the CFPB
The Trump administration is doing the bidding of big banks. Sen. Collins’ focus must be on consumers in Maine.
Opinion: Maine’s county jail funding system is broken
We’re living with a system inherited from late medieval England — and it shows.
Opinion: The case for allowing transgender athletes to compete
When girls are pushed to succeed, they succeed, regardless of the competition.