It’s starting to feel as if the animal kingdom is over us. Not that we can blame them.
Siobhan Brett
Staff Writer
Jim Fossel: We must keep closer watch as legislators try to dodge scrutiny
Looking back over the session that just wrapped in Maine, some distressing trends emerge.
Commentary: Federal program backing online access is key to Maine’s future
The Affordable Connectivity Program supports access to education – and much, much more.
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.
Commentary: An AI Bill of Rights may do more harm than good
Asking for restraint is futile, with any guidelines created unenforceable and likely to be ignored by most stakeholders.
Maine Voices: On Nelson Mandela Day, reflect on the need for reform of our prison system
A ‘best we can do’ attitude is used justify mass incarceration in our country, a cycle of cruelty marked by poor results.
Commentary: Maine is the new Florida for climate migrants
There’s an opportunity here – if northern towns want it, that is.
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.
Another View: Americans are moving to other states as they sort themselves by ideology
The busy moving vans represent a worrying trend.
Maine Voices: Agency and hope needed to solve global warming
Tens of millions of people worldwide – many of them right here in Maine – are working on this problem in thousands of different ways.