The move to repeal the 72-hour waiting period disparages the unanimity that got it over the line.
Editorials
Our View: Yes, energy office should be a Cabinet department
For the good of Maine, lawmakers must seize the opportunity to elevate this agency and its work.
Our View: You get the Legislature you pay for
The increase to Maine lawmakers’ salaries coming into effect this session is good for governance.
View from Away: Some honesty (at last) about Biden’s decline would help Democrats move on
With less than a month left now in Joe Biden’s presidency, it might seem pointless to discuss yet again the president’s cognitive fitness for office. But there are two reasons that discussion shouldn’t yet be over: One, there are serious questions right now about who is actually making decisions in the White House — questions […]
Our View: Maine must confront old challenges in the new year
We have to do more than hope for progress on solutions to our most vexing issues.
Our View: A very deadly year on Maine’s roads puts us all on notice
Statewide, the number of traffic deaths is up this year. We have to take urgent steps to bring it down.
View from Away: Biden’s ‘kids for cash’ clemency is offensive to victims, and to justice
The commutation of the prison sentence of former Luzerne County judge Michael Conahan by President Joe Biden is a disgraceful act that dishonors the children and families victimized by the judge and his accomplice, Mark Ciavarella, during the notorious “kids for cash” scandal two decades ago. It is a particularly bitter irony that the scandal […]
View from Away: After toppling Assad, Syrians face a new day — and remind the world’s democracies of freedoms often taken for granted
Americans love to talk about liberty. But if we’re completely honest with ourselves, the bulk of our conversations about individual freedom, or more precisely, the loss of it, are abstract — most of us, thankfully, have known nothing else but unfettered self-determination. We may be frustrated with government policies as varied as pandemic-era restrictions on […]
Our View: FRONTLINE documentary cuts to heart of Lewiston tragedy
This valuable production further brings to life the pain suffered – and the glaring need for Maine to leave behind the “yellow flag” law.
Our View: Failure of Lion electric school buses is – at the very least – twofold
Dreams of straightforward electrification have ground firmly to a halt.