Not everybody regularly gets inside the museum; how it looks from the outside matters.
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Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Dick Polman: Biden at age 80: How old is too old?
On the campaign trail back in March 2020, Joe Biden said he viewed himself as merely “a bridge” to the next generation of Democratic leaders, whom he called “the future of this country.” By all indications, however, the president seems determined to extend his bridge construction deadline to 2028. He’s reportedly mapping plans for a […]
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Joe Guzzardi: Tech workers brace for possible job killer
Like the proverbial bad penny that keeps reappearing, lousy immigration bills are hard to kill off. Consider the EAGLE Act of 2022, also known as Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment, or formally recognized as H.R. 3648. The newest proposed legislation is another iteration of the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act. Although it […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Why can’t we wrap our heads around public investment in child care?
Unless we can accept that access to child care is infrastructure, the nation’s child care crisis – and its attendant ills – will only worsen.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Making the case for a stronger U.S. commitment to human rights
Human rights are not central to the Biden administration’s foreign policy – despite assurances they would be.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Our community radio stations should be treasured
If you ask me, the radio star is alive and well in our state. Two examples: WERU and WMPG.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Conversation: Protecting 30% of Earth’s surface for nature means thinking about connections near and far
THE CONVERSATION — A biodiversity crisis is reducing the variety of life on Earth. Under pressure from land and water pollution, development, overhunting, poaching, climate change and species invasions, approximately 1 million plant and animal species are at risk of extinction. One ambitious proposal for stemming these losses is the international initiative known as 30×30: […]
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Maine Voices: Debate over Bowdoin fields, forever chemicals has lost its way
As neighbors raise objections, the relevant acronym isn’t PFAS – it’s NIMBY.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: When police chiefs dial 911, law-and-order representatives need to answer
It is time for our new congressional leaders to make history by bringing a new era of unity to our tired old partisan gun politics.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Let’s not lose sight of why Respect for Marriage Act is needed
The threat posed to inherent and hard-won rights by the Republican-led Supreme Court makes this legislation necessary.