We must think big when it comes to climate change and legal and economic equality – but Congress, including Susan Collins and Angus King, doesn’t grasp that.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Lack of privacy protection inhibits good uses of big data
Collecting real-time information on an individual level is a great planning tool – unless that information is misused.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: If space is the future, then that future should include everyone
In 2019, how can we be unprepared to have two women spacewalk at the same time?
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Sen. Breen: On Equal Pay Day, let’s pay women what they deserve
A bill before the Maine Legislature promotes pay equality by discouraging employers from basing wages on a worker’s salary history.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Commission’s new approach aims to achieve better land use for rural Maine
Old rules will not protect wildlife habitat, rural economies and outdoor recreation as development pressure mounts.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Facebook finally acts to counter online hate
The company has been slow to deny a platform to advocates of racial violence.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Lowering Maine’s estate tax exemption would further shift tax burden to middle class
Proposals to broaden the state levy would slash investment in our workforce and economy.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Problems arise when you tell people that facts don’t matter
The president’s supporters and opponents both tell pollsters that Trump’s ‘exoneration’ will make no difference in their 2020 vote.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Government should not be ‘basically one guy’
President Trump’s moves on health care and border security override important safeguards built into our system.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Team names like ‘Indians’ are meant to honor, not shame
Bill Nemitz is wrong to see signs of disrespect in names based on qualities we admire.