Over the past four years, Maine’s system for representing indigent defendants in criminal cases has been in crisis — but since the pandemic and its aftermath, it’s really become two crises. Unfortunately, the agency in charge — the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services (MCILS) — is only working on the system’s long-term problems, almost […]
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Commentary: The Panama Canal is running dry. That’s the United States’ fault – and problem
A dwindling freshwater supply after a 20-year drought pits Panamanians’ need for drinking water against global demand for shipping. U.S. voters are key to the solution.
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Commentary: Adding more beds to Riverton homeless shelters is the wrong way to go
If creating limited states of emergency and relaxing codes are on the table, it must be for the entire city of Portland, giving extraordinary opportunities for out-of-the-box solutions.
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Commentary: Adding shelter capacity in Riverton isn’t a fix for Portland’s encampment crisis
If creating limited states of emergency and relaxing codes are on the table, it must be for the entire city, giving opportunities for out-of-the-box solutions.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Remember the inestimable power of a good and caring teacher
From a portable classroom on the grounds of Sanford High School, Bill Ferguson – Ferg or Fergie, to his students – showed me the light.
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Commentary: I’m the Black owner of a national cannabis company. Here’s why there aren’t many others
A bill to protect banks from federal sanctions for working with legal cannabis firms will help Black cannabis professionals prosper in a business that has historically been used against us.
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Tom Purcell: Dressing up for Senate success
I suppose it was just a matter of time before casual dress hit the U.S. Senate. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has told the Senate’s sergeant-at-arms to no longer enforce the hallowed chamber’s informal dress code, which had required senators and their staffers to wear business attire. Schumer’s directive appears to be tailor-made for Pennsylvania […]
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Guest column: Supreme Court needs to keep its independence
I write to respectfully disagree with Gordon Weil’s guest column of Friday, Sept. 15, saying that Supreme Court decisions should be subject to Congressional and presidential review and even veto. It’s not that the Supreme Court is a chaste and problem-free institution. I wrote my college thesis on the Rehnquist Court and my perception that […]
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Elwood Watson: The puppet of the house
Get your popcorn ready, because a gut-wrenching level of drama has gripped the House of Representatives! To quote Democratic minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, “The Republican party is currently in a civil war.” Last week, Speaker Kevin McCarthy slid over to a lectern and called for an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. After rabidly weaponizing […]
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Commentary: We can’t afford to turn our backs on the digital divide
More than 92,000 Maine households rely on the Affordable Connectivity Program to pay for broadband. Congress must not eliminate this invaluable subsidy.
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