Executive privilege is a privilege of the office, not the person who occupies it.
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Giving Voice: Volunteering an important step in life’s journey
Life is sometimes explained as a journey. That journey is made by taking a series of steps. For example, we talk about taking one step at a time when a part of our journey is hard. We describe some of these steps as small, some big. Sometimes we step forward, sometimes back. On a daily […]
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Carl Golden: Biden’s abrupt change on Trump attack line
It took some time, but the Democratic Party establishment finally recognized what had become apparent to most of the political universe many months ago – If the congressional midterm elections became a referendum on the Biden administration, defeat and the loss of both houses of Congress was inevitable. Their solution? Go hard negative. Mount an […]
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Douglas Rooks: Maine Supreme Court punts on crucial referendum ruling
If last week’s decision by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court concerning the attempt to bring Canadian hydropower to New England left you scratching your head, welcome to the club. The SJC decision – concerning the November 2021 referendum seeking to cancel the NECEC line – fails the first test of judicial decision-making: to present a […]
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Tom Purcell: Health care confusion
I’m confused. I got the flu a few months ago, the worst flu I’d ever had. It wasn’t COVID — I have never tested positive for COVID — but it was a humdinger. For more than a week, I was a lump on a bed, completely unable to move or do anything. To make sure […]
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Maine Voices: Casco Bay Trail faces an important test. Let’s hope it passes.
The challenges of the last several years have only strengthened people’s love for the outdoors. A multi-use off-road loop is the way to go.
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Our View: Dispute over lobstering in Gulf of Maine close to running aground
If the goal is to protect both right whales and the fishing industry, the debate is heading in the wrong direction.
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Commentary: Closing schools should be the last option in a pandemic
Education losses might have been justified if it could be shown remote learning saved children’s lives. It can’t.
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Leonard Pitts: Trying to persuade Trump Republicans is a waste of time
For once, President Biden called it as he saw it. MAGA believers thought he was dreadfully unkind.
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The Conversation: Choose better passwords with the help of science
THE CONVERSATION — For years, computer users have been told they should have complicated passwords, including numbers, punctuation marks and other symbols, and upper- and lowercase letters. Despite those being hard to remember, people were told not to write their passwords down, and forced to make up new ones quite frequently. Users dutifully complied – […]