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Our View: Federal funding reminds us of Maine public libraries’ potential

by The Editorial Board August 15, 2023August 15, 2023

A shot in the arm for libraries across the state rightly focuses on the expanded role that they’re playing in our communities.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Bus searches by border agents violate rights of Mainers

by The Editorial Board August 11, 2023August 10, 2023

Old Town-based Cyr Bus Lines needs to join Greyhound and Concord Coach in taking a stand against questioning without warrants.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Promising solutions to Maine housing puzzle braid public with private

by The Editorial Board July 23, 2023July 23, 2023

Long-term structural change will take time; a number of laudable new initiatives around the state acknowledge that reality.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Coy on legacy admissions, Maine’s top colleges contradict themselves

by The Editorial Board July 19, 2023July 19, 2023

Reluctant to provide information about favorable treatment for children of alumni, Bates, Bowdoin and Colby show there are limits to their commitment to fairness and transparency.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Major federal connectivity grant has to go a long way

by The Editorial Board July 13, 2023July 13, 2023

Reaching 94,000 Maine homes and businesses that currently have unreliable internet or none at all is but one piece of a tricky puzzle.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: We can’t afford to get used to climate change

by The Editorial Board July 12, 2023July 12, 2023

A series of wet, dreary weeks culminated in natural disaster in parts of the Northeast. The writing is, once again, on the wall.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Gov. Mills’ argument on tribes must now to be put to the test

by The Editorial Board July 9, 2023July 9, 2023

Mills maintains that the best outcome for both the Wabanaki and the state can be obtained at the negotiating table. It shouldn’t be said another time; it should happen now.