The right climate restoration resolution will recognize Maine’s environmental obligations and make climate safety a priority for our state.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: There’s more we can do to keep schools safe
Safely storing firearms in the home and upgrading security at schools are two simple steps to protect our children.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Use surplus to help out Mainers left behind – and further power economy
With the economy working very well for some and not at all for others, a targeted approach is required.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Another court decision weakens the Voting Rights Act
A federal appeals court panel handed down a decision last week that would hobble enforcement of the Voting Rights Act by holding that only the U.S. attorney general, not aggrieved citizens, can file lawsuits to enforce one of the landmark civil rights law’s key protections. The Supreme Court, which has a checkered history when it […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Take a look at the real costs of gun rights
The financial costs of the Lewiston mass shooting are astronomical, in addition to the cost of lost lives and damaged sense of community.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Human brains aren’t wired to fight climate change
The problems we face aren’t scientific, any longer. They’re political.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: I still believe public utilities are the future
The investor-owned utility system was designed to enrich the few. It cannot prioritize people or our planet. Full stop.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
A letter from the publisher: There is still so much to be thankful for
Dear reader, “Mainers to Be Thankful For” is one of my favorite annual features. I hope you have a chance to enjoy this year’s selection of people who make our lives brighter and our communities stronger – people like Janice Sweeney of Jay, who started her lifetime of community service working at the snack shack […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Support those on both sides who want peace in Gaza
History can inform our understanding of the cycle of violence and revenge in the Middle East.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Vulnerability is a deeply underrated value
What if, the world over, we treated one another not as friends or enemies but as the flawed human beings we all are?