Low-income Mainers are not being treated equally before the law.
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Our View: Shortage of H-2B visas puts Maine in bind
Maine suffers from a systemic shortage of workers. In this case, though, it can be fixed.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Puerto Rico is still in distress long after Hurricane Maria
Recovering from a natural disaster is never easy. But it’s infinitely harder when federal emergency funds for rebuilding are subject to the whims, lies and misconceptions of a hostile president. That’s where Puerto Rico finds itself, hostage to President Donald Trump’s flights of fancy as it struggles to recover from the devastation wreaked by Hurricane […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Program shows how to bring Mainers together
With Operation Breaking Stereotypes, students with different backgrounds prove we can be one Maine.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Cutting aid won’t help stop border crisis
President Donald Trump’s plan for the problems at the border would only make them worse.
Posted inOpinion
Our View: Lack of privacy protections inhibits good uses of big data
Collecting real-time information on an individual level is a great planning tool – unless that information is misused.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Facebook finally acts to counter online hate
The company has been slow to deny a platform to advocates of racial violence.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine cities need local-option sales tax
Communities like Portland, which face unique demands, should be allowed to raise revenue in different ways.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Supreme Court should end gerrymandering
During oral arguments Tuesday at the Supreme Court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh conceded that “extreme partisan gerrymandering is a real problem for our democracy.” That was a huge understatement. When legislators manipulate congressional or legislative district lines to favor one party over another — a time-dishonored practice that has become more sophisticated in the computer age […]
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Our View: Judge’s ruling on opioid treatment in jail will save lives
Medication-assisted treatment should be available when, where and for whom it is needed.