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PublishedSeptember 6, 2022
Letter to the editor: Existing Portland short-term rental policy is good enough
The referendum to severely restrict short-term rentals in Portland, both on the mainland and the city’s islands, has to be Portland’s most shortsighted proposal yet. Thousands of people come to Portland year-round to experience our restaurants, culture, historic buildings and cobblestone streets and cruise Casco Bay. Portland hotels are often priced at over $400 a […]
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2022
Letter to the editor: Candidates should put down mud, stick to what matters
You know elections are coming when it’s time to get out the Windex and paper towels for all the mudslinging on our screens. Unfortunately, both parties take part in this political practice because they think it affects the outcome. Perhaps both might try a new strategy of competition for votes by adopting the Michelle Obama […]
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2022
Laura Fortman: A lot done by the Department of Labor – and a lot more to do
Maine’s unemployment rate is at a near-record low and we have more new business applications than ever before. When it comes to equal pay, however, there’s ground to make up.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2022
Another View: Though well-intentioned, gun buyback programs miss the mark
It’s been shown that the programs – funded by, yes, taxpayer dollars – don’t get firearms out of the hands of criminals.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2022
Letter to the editor: One way of shutting down heckling at games
After reading the recent editorial outlining the shortage of coaches and game officials and the reasons for it (“Our View: Loudmouths take joy out of high school sports,” Sept. 2), I wonder if there would be a change in game goers’ behavior if, after some bout of abuse, officials would all walk off the field, […]
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2022
Commentary: Mikhail Gorbachev’s failures did not go deep enough
Nationalist resentment at the heart of Russia’s current imperialist resurgence can be easily traced back.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2022
Our View: Every effort must be made not to sideline skilled workers
Lots of factors make the workforce crisis stubborn. In 2022, credential recognition should not be one of them.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2022
Jim Fossel: Republicans might be about to blow the midterms
Though November was supposed to be an unprecedented opportunity for victory, fundraising is slipping and candidate quality is low.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2022
Maine Observer: Turning the clock back one summer afternoon
A remembrance of a good time, a good idea and my neighbor Mrs. Dunton.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2022
Maine Voices: Consider embarking on a flowerbed safari
Insects outnumber us on the planet by more than 200 million times. I decided to take a closer look.
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