The rejections from the regional immigration office far outpace the national average, and the government has been slow in explaining why.
Editorials
Commentary: It’s OK to get angry over omicron; it’s absolutely exhausting
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View from Away: Schools don’t need to close to contain COVID
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Our View: Bringing high tech to the Maine woods
Innovations by local entrepreneurs can improve safe access to the state’s mountains, lakes, streams and coast.
Our View: Gratitude and grace needed during the holidays
The advice of the Maine CDC director strikes the right chord in a bewildering, frustrating time.
Our View: Christmas a good time to remember homelessness is solvable
We have the tools to give people safe, stable housing. We just have to use them.
Our View: Little holiday cheer in COVID news
Fully vaccinated Mainers can celebrate, as long as they don’t celebrate the end of the pandemic too soon.
Our View: Cutting tax credit will send millions of kids back to poverty
Sen. Joe Manchin reportedly says the checks were wasted; instead, they were spent on food, housing and other essentials.
Our View: Congress can’t surrender in climate fight
One senator should not be able to stop legislation that’s so vital to our future.
Our View: Biden misses chance to stand up for American ideals
By ending talks over compensation for the families traumatized by Trump-era border policies, the president is giving in to the worst voices on immigration.