People in Maine and elsewhere shouldn’t struggle to buy essentials while multinational corporations make record profits.
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Our View: Stubborn labor market challenge calls for a little tenderness
In this unprecedented workforce crunch, it’s better for the customer to be patient than to be right.
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Another View: For ‘banana republic’ elements, look no further than Trump’s presidency
Shortly after his election, a new book notes, he tried to subvert the military for political ends. His generals refused to go along.
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Our View: Liz Cheney’s undetermined task ahead
The ousted Wyoming Republican says her work is only beginning. It’s not clear what, or how effective, that work will be.
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Our View: Heat wave shows inequitable effects of climate change
In Maine as around the world, this summer’s unbearable heat has hit low-income people far harder than everyone else.
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Our View: Maine has a chance to lead the way on reinstating parole
Letting a supervised inmate serve the rest of their sentence in the community can work. A state panel has the opportunity to design a functional modern system.
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Our View: New short-term rental commission must take a long-term, statewide view
The business eats into housing inventory. As you may have noticed, Maine doesn’t have any to spare.
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Our View: Drivers who kill Maine pedestrians must be held accountable
The families of three victims of a fatal crash last year in Augusta are finding out how little the law recognizes people who use the street to walk or bike.
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Our View: Better than Build Back Better
The Inflation Reduction Act is different from its predecessor in several respects. Chief among them? It passed the Senate.
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Another View: If Kansas can defend abortion rights, so can everybody else
Voters turned out en masse and handed a stunning rebuke to anti-abortion legislators.