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Our View: Maine school climate grants could backfire

by The Editorial Board January 27, 2022January 26, 2022

Unless it’s carefully crafted, the program could reinforce existing inequities among the state’s school districts.

by Rebecca Bass Special to the Press Herald January 27, 2022January 26, 2022

L.D. 1862 will ensure that no one has to weigh getting emergency medical help against arrest or prosecution for nonviolent crimes.

by Christopher Faulkner, Andrew Stigler and Jeffrey Rogg Special to the Los Angeles Times January 27, 2022January 26, 2022

Drone warfare now threatens the world, thanks to shortsighted American decisions.

by Leonard Pitts The Miami Herald January 26, 2022January 25, 2022

Sen. Mitch McConnell is not the only one to forget that African Americans are also Americans.

by The Editorial Board January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

Like Republican Maine lawmakers Joel Stetkis and Heidi Sampson, the Democratic celebrity uses the Holocaust to radicalize the anti-vaccine movement.

by Hanni Stoklosa Special to the Press Herald January 25, 2022January 24, 2022

Human Trafficking Awareness Month serves as a reminder that we must recognize and repair the systems that create vulnerabilities to trafficking.

by Stacy Brenner Special to the Press Herald January 25, 2022January 24, 2022

Restrictive policies within our state, like those that allow health care providers to refuse to provide abortion services to a patient, must go.

by The Editorial Board January 24, 2022January 23, 2022

More than boat inspections are necessary to keep Maine’s lakes and ponds free from milfoil and other harmful infestations.

by Jim Fossel January 23, 2022January 22, 2022

Trust in America’s institutions is weak enough without politically motivated hyperbole.

by The Editorial Board January 23, 2022January 23, 2022

Maine’s thin-skinned senior senator fails to meet a historic moment.