A failure of imagination – the inability to conceive – made the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks possible. That is a mistake we cannot afford to repeat.
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Maine Voices: Protecting children from abuse is everybody’s job
In almost every horrific case, outsiders saw something but they may not have recognized it as abuse and never reported it.
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Our View: COVID-era improvements in school air quality will have long-term benefits
Maine schools are using federal funds to improve ventilation as a way to fight COVID. But it could also improve learning.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Paul LePage’s alternative COVID facts
It doesn’t take much imagination to see what the pandemic would have been like with a different governor.
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Insight: ‘Forever war’ started long before Afghanistan
The era of American military intervention in the Middle East and Central Asia to support undemocratic and corrupt regimes started with Lebanon in 1958.
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The Maine Millennial: Republicans shouldn’t tolerate legislator’s Nazi reference
State Rep. Heidi Sampson’s ugly and specious analogy is being ignored by the leaders of her party.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Biden at fault for Afghan chaos
You can both agree with the president’s decision to withdraw and strongly oppose the way he did it.
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Maine Voices: The Maine reason we must act on climate, enact carbon cashback
Sens. Collins and King could be pivotal in the best chance for meaningful climate legislation in over a decade.
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Another View: Maine’s dams are integral to our climate solution
Coverage of the Shawmut Dam and the Sappi mill fails to acknowledge that hydropower reduces carbon emissions.
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Our View: Path to citizenship should be part of budget bill
Our broken immigration system unjustly punishes families with members who don’t have legal status.