Opinion

Published
January 19, 2023

Our View: Road to right to repair littered with obstacles

It’s no surprise that a data access referendum question will likely make it to the Maine ballot, but any vote in favor will be forcefully challenged.
Published
January 19, 2023

Commentary: The difference is that Biden gave the documents back

Trump’s retention of classified documents likely violates the Espionage Act because he refused to return them.
Published
January 18, 2023

Tom Purcell: Stove debate a real gas
Published
January 18, 2023

Letters to the editor: Childcare options; Bowdoin turf; Public electric utility
Published
January 18, 2023

The Conversation: Parents in the US had alarmingly high rates of anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic – and that has a direct effect on kids

Published
January 18, 2023

Clarence Page: Has Biden bungled the border crisis? He’s not alone

President Biden has been slow to move on the border issues that have led to asylum seekers being bused north by Republican governors. But the mess at the border crosses party lines, even if the solutions don’t.
Published
January 18, 2023

Commentary: The legal system has never had an answer for violent kids

When very young children kill, it prompts soul-searching among adults – but very rarely any criminal charges.
Published
January 18, 2023

Maine Voices: Time for Yarmouth to move ahead with inclusionary zoning

A proposed ordinance requiring developers to allocate 10% of units as affordable would be predictable and flexible and would equalize opportunity for all residents.
Published
January 18, 2023

Commentary: Parents Defending Education is not at all what it says it is

The national conservative group and others like it are conniving to destroy public schools.
Published
January 17, 2023

Dick Polman: False equivalence cops on the Biden classified documents case