Editorials
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PublishedDecember 11, 2022
Our View: Political maneuvers insult the Maine people waiting for help
Last week’s vote on heating assistance, and the blame game that ensued, took the focus away from the only place it should be.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2022
Our View: Why can’t we wrap our heads around public investment in child care?
Unless we can accept that access to child care is infrastructure, the nation’s child care crisis – and its attendant ills – will only worsen.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
Our View: Let’s not lose sight of why Respect for Marriage Act is needed
The threat posed to inherent and hard-won rights by the Republican-led Supreme Court makes this legislation necessary.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2022
Another View: Of course railroad workers should get paid sick leave. So should all workers
After more than two years of a pandemic, it should be clear that sick leave is not just a worker benefit – it’s a public health protection.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2022
Commentary: What Haiti needs is respect and democracy
A Nov. 15 Bloomberg editorial called only for police order, with nary a word about free elections or respect for Haitian independence.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2022
Our View: Portland Public Schools’ neglect of payroll is inexcusable
Our school district has repeatedly broken the cardinal rule: Pay your workers in full and on time.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2022
Another View: After 10 years of limbo, DACA recipients need permanent relief
The House passed a bill to give 'Dreamers' legal status in 2021. It’s time for the Senate to approve the legislation, which would allow it to reach President Biden’s desk soon.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2022
Our View: If you print it, they will come
Involving a keen focus on the future, a worthy use of federal and state funding and a climate-minded way out of our stubborn housing shortage, The House that UMaine Printed is attracting attention for all the right reasons.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2022
Another View: Why is it so hard to build in America? Blame red tape
Faced with incredibly costly busywork, many projects don’t get off the ground at all.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2022
Another View: Democrats’ Florida drubbing is a cautionary tale
Republicans undertook voter-registration drives focused on naturalized citizens from countries such as Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela – groups particularly receptive to the charge that Democratic policies amounted to 'socialism.'
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