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Opinion

Published
January 24, 2023

Phil Kerpen: Biden’s second student loan bailout scheme is even worse
Published
January 24, 2023

Our View: Welcome Corps a welcome development

The new State Department program should help us to maximize our most precious resource: goodwill.
Published
January 24, 2023

Maine Voices: We need more grid capacity – and we need it now

Grid-enhancing technologies are already in place and proven in regional transmission systems across the U.S. and Europe. Maine must be next.
Published
January 24, 2023

Commentary: Trump and Facebook are frenemies who can’t let go

Allowing the former president back on the social platform would be risky, but both sides could use the revenue.
Published
January 23, 2023

The Conversation: How flood forecasting in real time, with block-by-block data, could save lives

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Published
January 23, 2023

Maine Voices: Is the Doomsday Clock about to move closer to midnight?

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ clock was first set at the start of the Cold War. On Tuesday, we’ll find out how much closer the world is to self-destruction in 2023.
Published
January 23, 2023

Another View: 2022 brought more heat and pollution. We’re still careening toward climate disaster.

House Republicans spent some of their first several days in power going ballistic over a nonexistent ban on gas stoves. If that is any indication of what’s to come, they will try to obstruct climate action instead of acting to protect the American people.
Published
January 22, 2023

Analysis: Maine’s green goals shaded by oil and gas dependence

Maine has bold clean-energy aspirations. This winter shows we’re a long way from kicking our fossil-fuel habit.
Published
January 22, 2023

Our View: Portland diocese displays a brazen lack of empathy

Attempts to block legal recourse for people in pain and anguish amount to retraumatizing secondary abuse.
Published
January 22, 2023

Maine Voices: Custody and care of unaccompanied minors must be a priority of our state

Although we know that Maine DHHS is struggling with funding and staffing, the refusal to take custody of at-risk youths is negligent, unacceptable – and easily solved.