Our existing system churns the same people back into its prisons, year after year, costing hundreds of millions of dollars that would be better spent elsewhere.
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Opinion: Climate change is threatening Nordic skiing in Maine
In addition to being a moral issue, it’s an economic one; winter recreation contributed $68 million to the state’s economy in 2022.
Opinion: Proposed rules would deepen Maine’s eldercare crisis
The effect of these inappropriate new standards on the state’s assisted living and residential care facilities would be devastating.
Opinion: ‘Picking up the tab’ is now a competitive sport
Pent-up post-pandemic demand kicked off a new, bitterly contested game.
Opinion: Defense of local libraries requires public support
We must protect free thought and access to information from the MAGA agenda.
Opinion: Maine doesn’t require financial education at school. Let’s pick up the slack.
A variety of tools can help children learn money management skills and more.
Opinion: America is complicit in genocide in the Middle East
$18 billion in military aid to Israel serves only to drive the cycle of violence forward.
Opinion: Yarmouth should finish the job on dam removal
The town should seize the opportunity to tear down the remaining portion of the East Elm Street Dam and restore the Royal River to its natural state.
Opinion: Don’t disregard a valuable Maine heating source: wood
Renewable and cost-effective Maine-sourced wood was wrongly minimized in the state’s latest winter heating guide.
Opinion: Education in Maine is a true team effort
The best way of celebrating American Education Week is to engage with your local schools.