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EDITORIALS
ICE pledged to go after the ‘worst of the worst.’ That’s not what happened in Maine.
“ICE needs a more targeted mission. It needs more oversight and accountability, and its agents need to be better trained.”
CONTRIBUTORS
DANBY INK. CARTOONS
Moon mission
The world is vastly different since 1969.
Gas prices
High prices at the pump.
March madness
March madness everywhere!
Letter: Wayne Mallar should resign from Bangor City Council
“I believe someone who speaks about children with such contempt doesn’t deserve to represent us.”
Letter: Susan Collins support of clean water projects is unmatched
“No one has done more for Maine’s rivers and lakes since Sen. Edmund Muskie authored the Clean Water Act than Sen. Susan Collins.”
Letter: Rick Bennett has a plan to prioritize housing affordability
“As a young resident in Ellsworth, I, like many others, am experiencing housing costs that are too high and a housing stock that is aging and deteriorating.”
Integrating mental health experts with law enforcement could save lives
“Robert Card, the man who claimed 18 lives in the Lewiston shooting in 2023, was held in a psychiatric hospital less than three months prior to this tragic event.”
Maine needs more teachers. Flexible certification can help.
“One of the reasons I support this legislation so strongly is that it encourages a shift away from ‘checkbox compliance,’ and toward high-quality, targeted professional learning.”
Letter: We must stop Pete Hegseth’s religious crusade
“To any who believe in the love and mercy preached by Christ, this is a horrifying distortion of Christian teaching.”
Letter: No one I’d rather send to DC than Matt Dunlap
“I believe Matt is a true public servant who has lived, worked and paid taxes in Maine his entire life (unlike some who return to Maine only to run for public office).”
Letter: Americans must resist Donald Trump’s aggression
“When Trump speaks of bombing as “fun,” in which the military bombs “our little hearts out,” promising to “unleash hell,” voters should realize the consequences of electing a convicted criminal who incited an insurrection and kept top-secret documents.”
Speeding in highway construction zones is deadly. Maine can stop it.
“Every day, Mainers put their lives on the line while doing their jobs in highway work zones.”
Mainers don’t want companies tracking them without their consent
“Whether it’s decisions about when to start a family or who we choose to start a family with, we don’t want others involved in our personal, private decisions.”
Letter: Janet Mills hypocritical on sexual assault
“In June 2023, Mills pardoned a former client she represented who pleaded guilty to assault charges after being charged with sexual assault.”
Letter: War in Iran is unnecessary and unjust
“I believe we are at a tipping point in our young republic, teetering on the edge of authoritarian rule under the unhinged, criminal, and greed-driven Trump administration.”
Lawmakers must fund child care solutions to solve Maine’s workforce crisis
“For many families, child care is the infrastructure that makes entering the workforce possible.”
Letter: Susan Collins wrong to support SAVE America Act
“We need politicians who support voter involvement, not make it more difficult.”
We studied Maine’s health care problems. Here are solutions we support.
“Fixing health care can seem like a complex and intractable problem, but this work has shown that when people come together, we can find practical solutions that move us in the right direction and make a real impact in people’s lives.”
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