When a government agency is given enormous power, it must be transparent in how that power is used.
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Maine Voices: Use power of the crowd to get more people to ‘yes’ on vaccination
The most effective way to attain herd immunity is to capitalize on herd mentality.
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Letter From the Publisher: A year like no other reaffirms the value of journalism
With the support of our readers, we are headed into 2021 with a clear sense of our mission.
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Leonard Pitts: It’s time for the media to break our addiction to Donald Trump
Cover him when something truly newsworthy happens, but after Jan. 20, let’s lose the habit of recording his every gripe and tweet.
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Maine Voices: Americans must make other choices in order to heal our divisions
Tit-for-tat government will not work. This looks only at the short term, and our country needs a long-term perspective.
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Commentary: A lot is still unclear about this election – except that pundits, pollsters blew it again
There will be no Biden landslide, because what Trump is good at (tribal politics) has more of an impact than what he’s bad at (dealing with a deadly pandemic).
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Commentary: No more ‘Bachelor’ analogies, and other hopes for the media’s Kamala Harris coverage
Female candidates have to slog through toxic sexism in U.S. political journalism, but a memo to newsroom leaders offers a better way.
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Commentary: A bad storm brings good news – part of our information system still works
Weather warnings are among the most concrete examples of how good information can actually save lives.
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Our View: 100 days of campaigning left for Collins and Gideon
There will be no respite from the air war already underway unless voters choose to tune it out.
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Commentary: Newspaper, city of Portland mischaracterize protest safety concerns
The city used a meeting between officials and community members ‘to provide legitimacy for their actions against the public for expressing their First Amendment rights.’