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Editorials, Opinion

Another View: We need a hit song on food insecurity, not a hit job on SNAP

by The Baltimore Sun Editorial Board September 2, 2023September 1, 2023

Food stamps – which help 12.5% of Americans – should be low on the list of things to complain about.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Brunswick-Gardiner interim trail the right way forward

by The Editorial Board September 1, 2023August 31, 2023

A long-distance route that does not interact with car or truck traffic has the potential to be a gift that keeps on giving to the Midcoast.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: To invest in immigrant pupils is to invest in the future

by The Editorial Board August 30, 2023August 29, 2023

A big effort by Maine schools to accommodate English language learners will have a big return for their communities.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Here’s what it will take to stop the rise of hate groups in Maine

by The Editorial Board August 20, 2023August 19, 2023

Speak up, confront dangerous ideology directly, and protect neighbors who are targeted and make it clear that they are as much a part of our communities as anybody else.

Editorials, Opinion

Another View: Trump made a mockery of democracy. How can Americans shrug this off?

by The Miami Herald Editorial Board August 19, 2023August 18, 2023

Is it indictment fatigue? Is it a baseline expectation of dishonesty? Whatever it is, it’s not OK.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: When will we pay appropriate attention to late-life care?

by The Editorial Board August 18, 2023August 17, 2023

Under Medicare, eligibility for hospice care is narrowly capped. Once it ends, as a recent Press Herald report outlined in heartrending detail, you’re on your own.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Three cheers for a rare Maine team in the Little League World Series

by The Editorial Board August 17, 2023August 21, 2023

Fourteen players aged between 10 and 12 take the field Thursday in Pennsylvania, the fourth team from Maine to ever qualify for the Little League Baseball World Series.