Republicans’ efforts to ‘save’ the gas stove align squarely with the interests of oil and gas companies.
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Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Conversation: Wagner’s mutiny punctured Putin’s ‘strongman’ image and exposed cracks in his rule
THE CONVERSATION — Less than 24 hours after the mutiny began, it was over. As the rebelling Wagner column bore down on Moscow, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko brokered a deal under which Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to drop criminal charges against the mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and allow him to seek asylum in Belarus. The departing Wagner troops […]
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Commentary: Ban on flavored tobacco stands to cripple small Maine businesses like mine
This latest attempt at prohibition ignores everything we already know about how little it works.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Expansion of abortion access must be kept in context
The removal of certain limits on abortion in Maine would be transformational – just not in the way its opponents have suggested.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a threat to your health – and our democracy
Will the dazzlement of the Kennedy name be sufficient to blind voters to his history of misrepresentations and outright lies?
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Court rulings on homeless encampments do not tie cities’ hands
Some of the perceived legal barriers to various means of responding to Maine’s crisis of homelessness are just that – perceived.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Climate change presents threats, opportunities for Maine’s small-business community
The business world is good at assessing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The path to climate resilience shouldn’t be any different.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: You think queerness is a fad? Think again.
I’m more and more proud of the bravery and grit of my lesbian grandmothers.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: A glimmer of hope for Maine Republicans?
While Rep. Abden Simmons’ recent win was certainly a good sign for the party, a loss under such unusual circumstances would have been apocalyptically awful.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Hunter Biden plea deal pumps up Republican paranoia
To understand why this Republican mindset is so dangerous, let’s turn to James Madison.
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