Faced with the specter of the climate crisis, Mainers are getting better at coming together to take a stand against it.
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Commentary: What’s at stake in the new Supreme Court term
With abortion pill and domestic violence gun law cases on the docket, women will be watching this court.
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Commentary: Mainers will suffer because of far-right intransigence in Washington
The long list of harmful cuts sought by Republican lawmakers must be rejected in full.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Americans trust Amazon, Google more than they trust the federal government
But federal lawsuits have the potential to negatively affect consumers’ experience using these platforms.
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Commentary: Is it time for a federal judge to put a gag order on Donald Trump?
Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has asked Judge Tanya Chutkan to rein in the former president’s incendiary rhetoric. Legally speaking, Trump’s response is laughable.
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Commentary: With so much uncertainty, Pine Tree Power is a bad deal for Maine
Do we really want to be on the hook for ensuing litigation and billions of dollars in unpredictable costs?
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Commentary: President Biden steps forward on asylum crisis
Granting temporary protected status to half a million Venezuelans, thus freeing them to work, is a crucial first step – but it cannot be the only one.
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Commentary: U.S. government needs a youth movement. A shutdown won’t help
Nearly a third of federal employees will be eligible to retire in 2025, and Gen Z doesn’t want to replace them.
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Clarence Page: In defense of old-fashioned Senate dress rules
Hoodies and gym shorts on the Senate floor? I don’t think they belong there. Neither does the No. 2 Senate Democrat.
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Commentary: Leaders like President Biden, Senate Minority Leader McConnell could take another path
Ten years on, the example of Pope Benedict XVI is one for America’s conspicuously aging political class.