opinion

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July 13, 2023

Peter Roff: Don’t crash the U.S. auto market by forcing us to buy EVs
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July 13, 2023

Tom Purcell: The American Dream is a life without debt
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July 13, 2023

The Maine Idea: Legislature labors, but Mills controls
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July 13, 2023

Maine Voices: Slashing school budget will shortchange Gorham students

The $2.9 million reduction highlights the issue of equity in public education and within the community. Vote ‘no’ on the budget July 25.
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July 13, 2023

Our View: Major federal connectivity grant has to go a long way

Reaching 94,000 Maine homes and businesses that currently have unreliable internet or none at all is but one piece of a tricky puzzle.

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July 13, 2023

Commentary: Jailing people for sleeping in public is no solution to homelessness

The U.S. already has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Arresting people who have no options left is just adding another tier of disenfranchisement.
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July 12, 2023

The Conversation: Meta’s Threads is surging, but mass migration from Twitter is likely to remain an uphill battle
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July 12, 2023

Our View: We can’t afford to get used to climate change

A series of wet, dreary weeks culminated in natural disaster in parts of the Northeast. The writing is, once again, on the wall.
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July 12, 2023

Maine Voices: The undoing of Clarence Thomas – and of racial justice in America

To eliminate racism, do we have to retain racial categories, or must we eliminate any idea of race as real?
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July 12, 2023

Commentary: Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi gets full FDA nod, but hurdles remain

The rollout is likely to take longer than patients and their families would like.