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EDITORIALS
All signs point to monument being positive addition to Maine, even if LePage tries to hide it
LePage is overlooking some important facts. The monument is not his; it belongs to the people of the United States. Ditto for the signs and the roads where they were to be placed. All of these belong to the public, not an impetuous governor who governs through threats and tantrums.
MAINELY THOUGHTS
Treating addiction with marijuana isn’t that controversial
My attitude is whatever it takes to keep these folks from showing up in body bags at the chief medical examiner’s office.
JOE BALDACCI
GOP health care bill drops essential coverage for Mainers with mental illness, addictions
The American Health Care Act would drag us back to the failed policies of the past and leave millions struggling with mental health and substance use disorders without hope. But we still have hope.
CONTRIBUTORS
Lessons from France: Universal care works and is not politically divisive
The US and France have much in common, sharing the critical values of democracy and freedom arising from our respective revolutionary histories.
CONTRIBUTORS
Leakers who revealed Israel as intelligence source did far more damage than Trump
These leakers need to be brought to task.
EDITORIALS
A secretive government makes everyone else suspicious
When journalists and lawmakers think a government is being secretive, it doesn’t make them stop looking for information. Just the opposite. It gives them fuel to keep digging.
CONTRIBUTORS
The state budget is too important to negotiate behind closed doors
Let your elected officials know you will be watching and will expect them to act in the best interests of all the people of Maine. It is time for them to govern responsibly and to do so with transparency.
LANCE DUTSON
Hello. My name is Mr. Irrelevant
When LePage decides to spend several days on a talk radio tour trashing newspaper columnists, while it’s great for my ego, it just makes him look petty.
CONTRIBUTORS
Trump’s speech on terrorism was a missed opportunity
On Sunday in Saudi Arabia, President Donald Trump delivered his first speech abroad, calling for stronger partnerships with Muslim-majority countries to destroy terrorists through military action and financial measures and to combat the “false allure of the craven ideology” that has inspired radicalization.
CONTRIBUTORS
Maine’s national monument protects ponds, streams where our iconic fish swim
It promises to protect those resources, and to continue a long tradition of being everyone’s land.
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER
The guardrails can’t contain Trump, and chaos reigns
The country is now caught in the internal maelstrom that is the mind of Donald Trump.
CONTRIBUTORS
The 25th Amendment is no way to boot Trump
Sorry, Congress: If you believe Trump needs to go, you’re going to have to do it yourselves. At least if the goal is to protect democracy in the United States.
CONTRIBUTORS
Cooperation is essential to addressing health care challenges in Maine
Health care is in a transformative time. Access to high-quality and affordable care is critical to the individuals and communities of our state.
EDITORIALS
The EPA asked which rules should be repealed. Here’s what Americans said.
But, a curious thing happened when the EPA asked the public which of the agency’s rules should be eliminated or modified. The resounding answer from thousands of Americans was “none.”
EDITORIALS
Maine GOP can’t keep ignoring the wage crisis among workers caring for the sick, dying
Whether or not employers will be able to attract enough workers to fill these jobs depends on how much the state, through MaineCare, provides employers for wages.
CONTRIBUTORS
WannaCry attack a wakeup call to the danger of cyberaggression
Current frameworks for humanitarian and conflict laws in cyberspace are near nonexistent.
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MAINELY THOUGHTS
Treating addiction with marijuana isn't that controversial
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NOTES FROM A CORNER OF THE COUNTRY
Independent law enforcement, 'check and balance' Trump, LePage dislike
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PINE TREE POLITICS
Times columnist goes off the deep end with Trump
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DAVID FARMER
Lawmakers should trust voters to reject flawed casino gamble
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POLLWAYS
What Bruce Poliquin’s ear buds tell us about American politics
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MIKE TIPPING
Maine Republicans have chosen new tax breaks for the wealthy as their hill to die on
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SLOWER TRAFFIC
Traffic slowly in the World you wish to Change, or something like that
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All signs point to monument being positive addition to Maine, even if LePage tries to hide it
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GOP health care bill drops essential coverage for Mainers with mental illness, addictions
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