A proposal to include domestic felines in Maine’s animal trespass law is ruffling feathers – and rightly so.
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Our View: If only a constitutional housing provision could provide homes
A spiritual gesture is no match for Maine’s material crisis. Plus: Why UMaine must proceed cautiously with remote learning.
Another View: What exactly does it take to be president?
If you’ve got it, we want documentation.
Our View: Maine’s record-low governor pay is a shortsighted antiquity
Let’s be thrifty in ways that make sense. And appropriately remunerate work that matters.
Our View: Maddie Ripley’s win a victory for all those who paved the way
Ripley, the first girl to win a wrestling state title in Maine, shares her victory with Lisa Nowak and others who fought to overcome sexism.
Our View: Abortion pill case validates coordinated response
The new national coalition of governors represents 170 million people. Good, and good on Gov. Mills for including Mainers in that number.
Another View: Spy balloon further deflates U.S.-China relations
The Biden administration needs to be more transparent about this and other recent incidents.
Our View: Maine Deadly Force Review Panel report doesn’t shed enough light
Failures to deescalate situations we can clearly understand. Why don’t we know more about the police interventions that succeed?
Our View: The phasing out of pandemic SNAP benefits is out of touch
Pre-COVID levels of food assistance are simply no match for a ‘post-COVID’ world.
Our View: Paid leave would strengthen Maine’s families and workforce
There’s nothing more important than giving people the opportunity to care for their loved ones.