Despite their success in Maine and across the country, elected officials continue to attack the remarkable progress of public charter schools, and Maine is no exception. This session, Rep. Michael Brennan of Portland is the primary sponsor of a pair of bills that would drastically limit Maine students’ access to public charter school programs, separating […]
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
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Our View: Climate change fight will take many forms
Gov. Mills’ wins in the CMP power project show that she will seize opportunities as they arise.
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View from Away: Targeting border journalists is an outrage
Chilling is an understatement. The U.S. government, in the name of border security and in tandem with the Mexican government, created and kept dossiers — what NBC 7 in San Diego, which broke the story, called a “secret database” — on a group of 59 journalists, advocates, activists and an attorney who met with members […]
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Our View: By retiring mascot, Skowhegan does the right thing
Like other Maine schools before them, the SAD 54 board showed they had genuinely listened to people who said the Indians mascot was hurtful.
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Jim Fossel: National Popular Vote Compact would give Maine’s vote on risky scheme
It’s the worst of many bad ideas floating around Augusta right now.
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Greg Kesich: There’s not much room for compromise between the parties anymore
Even in “odd” years, powerful political forces drive elected officials away from common ground.
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Maine Compass: Mainers put more women in high office than any other state
Public funding, a history of female role models and recruiting organizations all play a part.
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Commentary: Republicans’ new ‘Red Scare’ tactics ring false
The annual Conservative Political Action Conference — a reliable index of far-right apprehensions — rolled into Washington last weekend, proclaiming long and loud the new Republican mantra: If we don’t re-elect Donald Trump, neo-Stalinism will befall us! Speaker after speaker told the assembled faithful what President Donald Trump had intimated in his State of the […]
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View from Away: Social media shows we’re just like NBA players
If ever there was a group of people we’d think wouldn’t have a care in the world, it would be NBA players. Their wealth, talent and fame are beyond what any of us could imagine for ourselves. But we were reminded recently that, in some not-so-great ways, these towering athletes are just like us. It […]
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View from Away: Trump edict targets poor
In a 1983 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court held that federal agencies that make significant changes in their administrative rules must be able to establish that their decisions were based on “reasoned analysis” and “relevant data.” Under this standard, the Trump administration’s decision to change the rules of a government program funding free and low-cost […]