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EDITORIALS
Let’s remember the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg before we fight over her replacement
“There will be plenty of time for the disagreements and posturing over who should be nominated, and when, to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court,” the BDN Editorial Board writes.
DANBY INK. CARTOONS
Latte weather
The overnight temps the next three evenings are said to be around 35 degrees. Hello!
Anti-mask rhetoric
Trump has apparently decided to spend the final weeks of his re-election campaign deriding and discouraging mask wearing and other anti-pandemic precautions.
Climate disinformation
Climate, science and the president.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Raiding Maine’s cash stash
“This study in contrast between Mills and Gideon is clear,” Michael Cianchette writes.
Western wildfires could worsen inequality
“Like so much else in 2020, the wildfires engulfing the western half of the United States are without precedent,” Melissa Jones writes.
Intentional focus on eliminating inequity is needed to change Maine’s status quo
“Without an explicit focus on fostering equality, well-meaning bills and policy changes are likely to continue the status quo, which means continuing inequities,” the BDN Editorial writes.
Lisa Savage stood out in the Senate debate
The only problem is we have heard next to nothing about her in the news.
Climate, public policy, and forest fires
“There is little doubt that the climate of the West is changing, and that recent trends in precipitation have made a dangerous situation worse. However, the causes and effects of fire are much more complex than that one change,” writes Peter Triandafillou.
How to build a compromise stimulus bill
Phil Harriman and Ethan Strimling show how bipartisan dealmaking is done.
America can’t discount science as the west burns and Maine gulf warms
“Mainers can see and understand the impacts of climate change here and now in our atmosphere, as the haze from the west coast fires has traveled across the country,” the BDN Editorial Board writes.
Science and politics don’t mix
“The moment politics and science mix, we all — right and left alike — pick and choose what to believe, and what to distrust given our own tribal memberships,” Matthew Gagnon writes.
Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020: Savage and defunding the police, getting on the same page, importance of childcare
Here’s what BDN readers are talking about.
Trump deserves the Nobel Prize for Middle East agreements
The possibility of the moment seems that there could be a path to a more peaceful Middle East.
Federal housing rule is a step backward
“As we told HUD in January, federal rules that increase hardships and restrict access to housing for people experiencing poverty are not helpful to anyone,” Cullen Ryan writes.
COVID tax traps to avoid
The havoc from COVID-19 is laying traps for families that they might not realize they’ve fallen into until it’s too late to fix them.
Climate change
Trump suggesting that the planet is going to start to unexpectedly cool is at odds with reality.
Time to do away with the ‘from away’ attacks
“Maine is the oldest state in the country, and, simply put, needs to attract more people, especially skilled workers, to live here and contribute to our economy,” the BDN Editorial Board writes.
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020: Don’t let Linn waste time, Reelect Cyrway, Myers for County Commissioner
Here’s what BDN readers are talking about.
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