Wily politicians use them to pander to their base and pass the buck off to someone else.
Greg Kesich
The View From Here: COVID works in mysterious ways
We know that the coronavirus has killed 740,000 Americans, but could it also make us bad drivers?
Commentary: The ‘Big Quit’ reveals the flaws in our relationship to work
But there are dangers ahead if too many people abandon the security of an employment relationship.
Our View: Look out for lies in Vote No mailer
Opponents of Question 1 ignore the power line’s good points and invent fears of ‘gun grabbing.’
NRCM: CMP’s power line project is fatally flawed
The company wants us to accept permanent damage to the forest in exchange for vague promises on climate.
Commentary: Question 1 is a ‘civil war’ between fossil fuels and renewable power
The Maine woods are the site of this battle, but the fight against climate change is what’s really at stake.
Maine Voices: Equal rights still not guaranteed for LGBTQ+ people
Health care can be an avenue for discrimination without protections from bias based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Our View: Health care hiring needs state’s help
Gov. Mills is rightly working with the industry to beat longstanding national workforce trends.
The Maine Millennial: A generation’s failure to launch
Having a job and working hard should be enough to secure a place in the economy. They are not.
The View From Here: A tale of Maine’s two senators
Susan Collins and Angus King both represent Maine in Washington, but they seem to be doing fundamentally different jobs.