No amount of study is going to convince the governor to reverse his strident opposition to wind generation, so why bother?
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Our View: Gov. LePage stands in the way of rules that save lives
One word from his office could help more Mainers stay alive long enough to address their opioid addiction.
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Our View: Pingree right to back local broadband bill
Rep. Poliquin should also get behind a law that would let public networks fill a void.
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Our View: Maine does not have a problem with ‘double dipping’
Lawmakers instead should focus on recruitment, not punishing older state or school district workers who opt to stick around.
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Our View: Maine has no reason to stall new minimum-wage law
Critics of the 2016 base-pay raise are making the same specious claims they offered then.
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Our View: Legislation should start dialogue on stopping predation
Sparked by reports to Augusta police, a proposal to bar sex offenders from photographing children faces an uphill climb, but it raises issues worth discussing.
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Our View: Many people get hurt when a movement’s ‘star’ player falls
Jess Knox should pay a price if he did wrong, but Maine’s startup community should not.
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Our View: Make pretrial monitoring available across Maine
In certain domestic abuse cases, GPS devices can deter recidivism and give victims peace of mind.
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Our View: Amazon wins gold in corporate welfare games
The winner in this race will have to hand over tax money to an already profitable company.
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Our View: Tech companies should step up to lead phone ‘addiction’ fight
As parents try to curb kids’ screen time, they deserve help from the designers of the bells and whistles that make the devices so irresistible.