by Peter Roff, August 13, 2023 Recent and expected Supreme Court rulings regarding the authority of federal regulators have put the regulatory bureaucracy in the spotlight. Too many of them have the power to make or break industries. Some, like the U.S. International Trade Commission, are begging to have their wings clipped. Its mission is […]
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Commentary: Increased security a must for nation’s election workers
Oregon, Colorado and Maine enacted or increased penalties for threats against election workers. But a nationwide threat requires a nationwide response.
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Our View: Federal funding reminds us of Maine public libraries’ potential
A shot in the arm for libraries across the state rightly focuses on the expanded role that they’re playing in our communities.
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Commentary: With Maine governor’s veto, farmworkers were again denied their basic economic rights
We’re concerned that the stakeholders group Mills has set up won’t give farmworkers the state minimum wage and protection from excess overtime they deserve.
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Commentary: Beware the ugly side effects of social media’s ‘beauty filters’
Eating into young people’s self-esteem and driving us to contemplate plastic surgery, these AI-powered filters are bad news.
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Commentary: A Newsom-DeSantis debate might not be a sideshow
The sophomore class looks to be preparing for the jump to varsity.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: The coronavirus made me batty
I wasn’t prepared for my COVID symptoms to include visions of flying mammals.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Conversation: Donald Trump is right − he is getting special treatment, far better than most other criminal defendants
Former President Donald Trump often complains that he is being treated unfairly by the prosecutors charging him with crimes. Trump is now the subject of three federal and state criminal cases – and it is true that he is being treated unlike other criminal defendants. The prosecutors are treating Trump a lot better than the average criminal defendant. […]
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Jim Fossel: Social conservatism must chart a new course in Maine
If hot-button causes are to succeed, support for them cannot come from the Republican Party alone.
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Insight: COVID’s summer resurgence resists easy answers
Attributing an increase in cases to people moving indoors doesn’t make much sense. What does?
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