The federal poverty line does not capture the economic hardship that half of Americans face.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Maine highway bond deserved more voter scrutiny
Climate change should make us less ready to spend so much on roads, concrete and steel.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Better ways to break a tie
A Portland City Council race shows we should be more prepared the next time voters don’t produce a winner on Election Day.
Posted inElection 2022, Op-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Maine power line issue puts both parties on defense
The big vote on Question 1 could open an electoral corridor for an independent candidate for governor next year.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: ‘The Luncheon Group’ meets the test of time
You can’t cook up the chemistry of friendship, but if it’s there, it lasts a lifetime.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Rare form of slow-moving cancer can hide behind common symptoms
Symptom awareness of carcinoid cancer, my husband’s killer, is the key to earlier diagnoses, which can in turn save lives.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: U.S. should be realistic about missile defense
Spending more on unproven technologies is the wrong way to protect against emerging threats.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Cultivating next generation of ocean guardians requires protecting more ocean now
The America the Beautiful Initiative can help build a workforce interested in safeguarding the health of our marine territories.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The next hospital crisis is coming. Let’s hope the U.S. is prepared
Response teams that respect and protect patients and care providers are one essential solution for behavioral emergencies among people with dementia.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit is crucial to investment, state’s economic future
Criticism of the program in a recent editorial and on a liberal think tank‘s blog is misinformed and short-sighted.