The president-elect has pledged to overhaul the nation’s energy policy in a way that favors energy companies, and a reversal of the pipeline decision would fulfill that pledge.
Donald Trump
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Trump nominates former presidential hopeful Ben Carson as HUD chief
The retired neurosurgeon is Trump’s first African American pick for a Cabinet-level post.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Trump’s health care policy appears heavy on complexity, light on mercy
Letting the states decide how to insure residents might lead to a cobweb of unwieldy regulations.
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Trump warns of ‘retribution’ for companies that move jobs overseas
He says they would face a 35 percent tariff on goods sold back to the United States.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Rep. Lockman stokes division, promotes misunderstanding
As we move forward, I hope that Maine and our country can find common ground.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Cynthia Dill: For rural poor, future looks bleak
President-elect Trump hasn’t shown any evidence that he actually champions ‘the poorly educated.’
Posted inNation & World
China treads carefully after Trump’s Taiwan call
The Chinese lodge a formal complaint but want to downplay the breach in protocol – for now.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Garrison Keillor: Maybe a Trump presidency is what God intended, after all
If God could make a donkey talk, he might make this moose a halfway decent president.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Charles Krauthammer: After a mere 25 years, the triumph of the West is already over
Repose presupposes a fantasy world in which stability is self-sustaining without the United States. It is not.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
M.D. Harmon: Outpouring of fake news on the left deserves attention
Man-made climate change and Castro’s patriotism are two recent examples of intentionally false narratives.