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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Mercifully, the US Constitution is not based on the Bible
Elected officials like Missouri’s Josh Hawley seek to impose their beliefs on school curricula, equal rights, bodily autonomy and other issues.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
School district to pay far-right conservative Shawn McBreairty $40,000 in lawsuit
A judge ruled that RSU 22 violated McBreairty’s First Amendment rights when it banned him from school events.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: What if the balance demanded by the Fairness Doctrine could exist today?
A frequently chaotic and polarizing media landscape could benefit from an updated version of the broadcasting rule.
Posted inNation & World, News
Trial begins in Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook damages lawsuit
Texas and Connecticut courts have found him liable for defamation for his portrayal of the massacre as a hoax.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Vandal hits 4 homes tied to New Hampshire journalist
Investigators are considering the possibility that the attacks are linked to Lauren Chooljian’s work as a senior reporter and producer for New Hampshire Public Radio.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Controversial Florida education law exposes hypocrisy on both sides
The state’s Democrats come out in favor of rights for corporations, while Republicans use big government to impose their vision on local schools.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Concerns emerge over bill proposing privacy amendment to Maine Constitution
The legislation would add privacy as a natural right in Maine and protect electronic data and communication from unreasonable seizure by the government.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: First Amendment protects our right to live our freedoms
On the 230th anniversary of the amendment’s official adoption, let’s consider why the freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition were bundled together.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: How to live your First Amendment freedoms
Many Americans can’t name the five freedoms this amendment guarantees: the freedoms of religion, speech, press, peaceful assembly and government petition.