Instead of pitting us against tenants or rent control advocates, let’s all work together on solutions to the ongoing housing shortage.
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From the Chocolate Church: Blues, Beatles and country coming to Chocolate Church
A choice of the blues, country and Beatles music will be featured at the next three shows coming to the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath. The first group, YellowHouse Blues Band, is widely known for their benefit concerts in Maine and New Hampshire. Their performance on Saturday, May 13, will be another benefit, raising […]
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Peter Funt: The vastness Newton Minow leaves behind
Newton Minow will always be remembered for a 1961 speech in which he described television as a “vast wasteland.” However, late in life he became less concerned about TV’s wastefulness and more troubled by its very vastness. The legendary former FCC chairman knew a thing or two about television, having studied it for most of […]
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Elwood Watson: Being disturbed doesn’t grant you the right to kill
By now, you’ve probably seen the chilling video showing the murder (yes that what it was) of Jordan Neely, a 24-year old New York man killed on the subway by a former Marine named Daniel Perry. Reaction to the murder has been polarized and complex. Many progressives, such as Reps. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Jamaal […]
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Maine Public Advocate: Legislature must act now to save ratepayers from PUC solar program
An effective utility tax of about $275 per year on every CMP and Versant ratepayer simply cannot stand.
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Commentary: Food stamps bill paves path to effective poverty and hunger solutions
A vote to reinstate pandemic-era public-private partnerships is a vote to stabilize Maine households.
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Commentary: Prolonged solitary confinement is torture. The practice needs judicial oversight.
Given the irreparable harm that solitary can do, proposed federal reforms must include a mechanism for independent review by a competent authority.
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Maine Voices: Mainers have a strong voice – tell Sen. Collins why Maine needs science funding
With a federal budget battle underway, an oceanographer seeks help advocating for NOAA, the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Peter Roff: Does the IRS want you? Probably.
In its infinite wisdom – or lack thereof – Congress recently gave the U.S. Internal Revenue Service $80 billion in new funding as part of the Inflation Reduction Act before the agency had a plan for spending it. It’s typical for Washington to do things that way – provide the funding first, figure out how […]
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Dick Polman: Is Tucker Carlson’s detestable text really the smoking gun?
Did Fox News’ overlords fire racist ratings champ Tucker Carlson because he texted odious opinions? That’s what the New York Times seemed to suggest in a recent story: A text message sent by Tucker Carlson that set off a panic at the highest levels of Fox on the eve of its billion-dollar defamation trial showed […]