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Our View: New approach needed to handle school threats
Schools need the right resources to process threats, and to stop problems before they get too dire.
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George Smith: Howard Hill a great gift to our state capital
The Kennebec Land Trust deserves a lot of credit for sticking with the project, the columnist says.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Changing our thinking about climate change will define a path toward a resilient Maine coast
A conference this week is bringing together fishermen, scientists, policymakers and others focused on forward-looking decision-making.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Economic optimism in central Maine
Colby College has been a boost to the region – and it is not alone, says the executive director of FirstPark.
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LePage: Mills should not have dropped Riverview lawsuit
The former governor defends his decision to draw down federal funds to run an unaccredited institution.
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Commentary: GOP faced with the most damning impeachment testimony yet
How bad was diplomat William Taylor’s testimony for President Donald Trump? Bad enough to prompt dozens of House Republicans on Wednesday to interrupt the impeachment inquiry, arguing that the process should be conducted in public, not in secret. Three House committees have been taking depositions privately in day-long sessions held in a secure room in […]
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Douglas Rooks: Our endangered ‘government of laws’
When those public officials chosen under a democratic system do not want to be bound by the legal limits of their power, they sometimes ignore those limits, and defy those trying to defend the system. That’s the lesson we’re now learning in Washington. But we saw it unfold in Augusta years earlier, during the administration […]
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Our View: When fake sites and trolls beat facts, we all lose
Fueled by social media and cynical politics, misinformation is rampant, and we are all paying the price.
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George Smith: Put the brakes on Central Maine Power’s transmission line
While it once looked inevitable, there is now a pathway for stopping the project.