Any ‘pause’ in taking in people fleeing persecution should be an opportunity to improve the acceptance process, not stop it altogether.
Our View
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Question 1 not the end of Clean Election reform
There are still too many holes for money to get into politics on the state and federal levels.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: ‘Pay-to-play’ works for sports, but not for education
Academic priorities should come before athletic ones when distributing scarce resources.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Housing series probes depth of city rental crisis
Starting Sunday, ‘No Vacancy’ shows what’s at stake in the battle for affordable housing.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Victory in Maine’s war on addiction demands different weapons
The law won’t let Gov. LePage fulfill his call for the National Guard to play a ‘boots on the ground’ role – but he could help police and volunteer recovery mentors by boosting treatment funding.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine shouldn’t tolerate homelessness for veterans
Making sure that people who have served have the services they need is simply a matter of will.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Casco Bay Bridge privatization could lead Maine DOT down unknown road
The public has the right to know much more about the state’s plan to shift responsibility for operating the span between Portland and South Portland.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: For teens, early school bells ring wrong notes
Southern Maine districts are shifting start times to accommodate youths’ biology.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Lottery shouldn’t get free pass from Augusta
For too long, the benefits to the state budget have been allowed to overshadow the costs to Maine’s poor.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Burgeoning cost of child care cripples Maine families
The expense is forcing women out of the workforce and children into less-than-optimal care arrangements.