A tax cut for the wealthiest 2 percent shouldn’t force a state shutdown when there is a deal to be made.
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Our View: To really put America first, address climate change around the globe
The Gulf of Maine is warming because of a worldwide problem, and the U.S. must be part of a worldwide solution.
Our View: Commutations not real solution to worker shortage
The only real answer to Maine’s demographic problems is immigration.
Our View: Don’t let Trump dump birth control benefit
The well-being of millions of women is at stake.
Our View: Schools shouldn’t abandon efforts to improve meals
The Trump administration is holding up the progress of a healthy-meals initiative, but schools don’t have to go along.
Our View: New Orleans mayor’s words ring true on Memorial Day
Confronting the past and telling the whole story is the duty we owe to ourselves and posterity.
Our View: Mary Mayhew’s history of misplaced priorities
The Department of Health and Human Services cut its budget by spreading suffering. That’s not reform.
Our View: Tragedy underscores lack of mental health services
Maine should expand programs aimed at saving young people’s lives.
Our View: When it comes to teacher salaries, keep it simple
A state-negotiated contract may work, but the proposal raises many questions.
Our View: LePage lacks leadership in prison shutdown flap
The governor doesn’t know how to do the kind of work necessary to accomplish his goals.