Now Congress must pass the Build Back Better Act to keep pace with other nations on social supports.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Climate story comes home in Lobster Trap series
A rare collaboration between The Boston Globe and the Portland Press Herald shows how a small island in Maine is at the center of a worldwide crisis
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Maine Voices: Our state’s clean-energy economy will benefit from infrastructure bill
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will help us build a stronger and more resilient workforce.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Supreme Court could make abortion an issue for the states
Even if Roe is overturned, reproductive rights still will be subject to an often-messy democratic process.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Another way to look at abortion debate
No one is forced to be an organ donor, though it would save many lives. So why can’t we respect a pregnant woman’s bodily autonomy?
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Another View: Poliquin misses the point on Maine power consumption
Maine uses more power from carbon-emitting sources than our clean-energy profile suggests.
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Our View: New study finds same old problems at Long Creek
Despite promises of reform, youths who need psychiatric treatment are still being held in a prison.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Economists support Pine Tree Power referendum
Our Power is an elegant solution that adapts a proven business model to today’s compelling needs.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Remembering an old friend
An interview with a witness to history led to a friendship that endured.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: COVID malaise will leave a mark
We are going to learn about the long-term effects of living through a crisis that never ends.