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Guest column: Climate policies favor human rights

In a recent guest column that appeared in The Times Record, Peter Roff criticizes Biden’s climate policies (“Biden’s coming China solar boondoggle,” July 12). He asserts that U.S. climate policies are pointless because China will continue to emit greenhouse gases and will be rewarded for its abuses of human rights. Mr. Roff is wrong. I will […]

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The Maine Idea: Tribes have waited too long for governors’ respect

Gov. Janet Mills isn’t cruising to re-election, but she’s in an increasingly strong position. The Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision obliterating abortion rights in many states, forcing women’s health clinics to shut down services overnight, plays to her strengths. She’s a co-founder of the Maine Women’s Lobby, with a strong pro-choice voting record throughout her career. […]

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Commentary: Militant white identity politics on full display in GOP political ads featuring high-powered weapons

Republican Eric Greitens, a candidate for Missouri’s open U.S. Senate seat, shocked viewers with a new online political ad in June 2022 that encouraged his supporters to go “RINO hunting.” Appearing with a shotgun and a smirk, Greitens leads the hunt for RINOs, shorthand for the derisive “Republicans In Name Only.” Along with armed soldiers, […]

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Peter Roff: Biden’s coming China solar boondoggle

Despite broad public skepticism, Joe Biden continues to push for the adoption of renewable energy at the expense of traditional sources, like petroleum and natural gas. Biden’s ongoing hostility to the conventional energy mix is a major reason the price we pay at the pump is rapidly becoming unaffordable for many American families. Meanwhile, the […]