As Donald Trump’s first criminal trial in New York neared its end, attentive observers sensed the ex-president was likely to found guilty. While prosecutor Alvin Bragg’s team presented a clear, tight, well-supported case, the ex-president’s attorneys were all over the map. Whether that was due to poor lawyering or their client’s insistence on denying everything […]
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Opinion: The jury has spoken – what happens next will be a great test of American democracy
Will folks believe in the legal system or the discreditation of it by Trump and his acolytes?
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Healthy Lakes: You, too, can plant a tree … or three
It doesn’t take much to create a whole new natural mini-neighborhood, where birds, mammals, insects, moss, lichens, and micro-organisms thrive. And it’ll help the world get better.
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Opinion: Right whales’ lives are an exercise in pain
A proposed expanded vessel speed rule would mandate slower speeds for vessels, lowering the risk of fatal strikes.
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Our View: The 1901 Maine state flag is still the 1901 Maine state flag
Vexatious comparisons with ‘Appeal to Heaven’ can, frankly, go to hell.
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Opinion: Different thinking needed to restore Maine’s Atlantic salmon
FERC’s record of supporting restoration of sea-run fisheries is abysmal. The last Atlantic salmon population in the country deserves better.
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Opinion: DHHS record demands independent outside audit
The agency appears to operate as though it is above the law – and not even required to follow even its own rules.
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Opinion: This Memorial Day, let us remember a shared commitment
As we approach November, I hope voters will consider the candidates’ commitment to those who have served and sacrificed for our nation.
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Opinion: Our politics needs champions, not charlatans
Collaborating with one another is no longer an option. It’s a necessity.
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Commentary: US wildfire season is now everywhere, all at once
The toxic smoke choking swathes of the Midwestern U.S. this week is a helpful reminder to Americans that Canada exists, and its wildfire season has come early. But Americans shouldn’t forget their own season starts much earlier these days, too. In fact, it’s getting to the point that wildfire season is all year long. A […]