The toxic confirmation process threatens to do long-term damage to the Supreme Court as an institution. The Senate should reject the nomination and start over, and Collins has the ability to help make that happen.
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Our View: Don’t forget: Alcohol is also a deadly drug
New research by the World Health Organization finds that 5% of all deaths can be attributed to booze.
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Our View: Students can’t compete without computer science education
A study shows that Maine should get moving if it wants its young people and businesses to be competitive.
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Our View: In-prison drug-treatment deal could save lives
A settlement involving an Aroostook County man should pave the way for medication-assisted treatment behind bars.
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Our View: Economy’s future remains linked to Maine’s forests
A study shows that we can have a second golden age of forestry if we take the right steps now.
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Our View: Brett Kavanaugh has shown he doesn’t belong on the Supreme Court
The man who testified Thursday can’t control his temper, he is overtly partisan and he doesn’t always tell the truth.
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Our View: Pesticide policy should be set at local level
In the final farm bill, Congress should jettison a provision that would stop Mainers from making their own decisions on the use of insecticides.
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Our View: Nation will be closely watching the hearing for Kavanaugh, accuser
Senators should not decide the case, but determine if a full investigation is warranted.
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Our View: When dogs attack, their owners bear responsibility
A new Maine law will help ensure that those with ill-behaved pets get more than a slap on the wrist.
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Our View: Solar lawsuit aims to put Maine back on track
A delivery charge for electricity that does not have to be delivered is a backward policy.