Looking back over the session that just wrapped in Maine, some distressing trends emerge.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: A lot done for Maine’s housing crisis, a lot more to do
Although policies alone will not solve the challenges we’re facing, many of them will significantly help.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Barbie is more than a longtime feminist flashpoint
Together, in the 1960s and ’70s, we weathered the societal upheavals that roiled women’s lives.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine’s business community doesn’t support new tax-funded entitlement
Next session, Gov. Mills should introduce a bill that creates a family-related leave program that works for all Mainers, including small businesses, and is considerate of Maine’s economic constraints.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Nationalism is kryptonite to the left. It shouldn’t be.
Consider a Democratic commentator’s case for embracing two civil rights leaders’ 1966 Freedom Budget, born out of a belief in the fundamental goodness of America.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Coy on legacy admissions, Maine’s top colleges contradict themselves
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.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: How to avert another four years of President Donald Trump
The only certain path to keeping Trump out of the White House – and the scary scenarios that could ensue – rests, yes, with voters.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: How to avert another four years of President Donald Trump
The only certain path to keeping Trump out of the White House – and the scary scenarios that could ensue – rests, yes, with voters.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: So I got my dog a puppy
Karma likes to chew shoes and pees every time you turn your back. But she’s so friendly and happy, she’s won over (almost) everyone.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Maine Republican leadership bungled budget negotiations
Although party leaders say they oppose certain policies, they’re rarely willing to put up a real fight.