Gov. Mills will be able to make good on her promise that the dam will remain viable and continue to support the Sappi mill.
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Commentary: Maine is an outlier for youth psychiatric treatment
L.D. 181 would require DHHS to eliminate the barriers to providing residential treatment for Maine young people closer to home.
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Commentary: Banks must be forced to keep their word on climate change
We have to sustain pressure on the major banks that continue to finance fossil fuel production – and maintain Maine’s focus on the climate crisis.
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Jim Fossel: Real global leadership demands more of the U.S.
What does it say about us that we won’t join the International Criminal Court?
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Commentary: Gov. Mills remains committed to progress with tribal nations
The Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act was a thorough and significant breakthrough. That isn’t to to say, 40 years later, that it should not be changed.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Hilary Koch: Workers in the shadows deserve your appreciation
Take a moment to celebrate those who do the jobs we couldn’t hack.
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Commentary: Managing municipal biosolids is a complex issue that requires collaboration
A 24- to 36-month pause in the enactment of a new law barring out-of-state waste from Maine landfills is crucial to averting a deeper crisis.
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Commentary: Maine’s girls and nonbinary youth deserve to be listened to
Young people can themselves steer our state through the youth mental health crisis – providing they have our full attention and our support.
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Jim Fossel: Biden budget beggars belief
If a spoiled child concocted a federal budget proposal, it’d look a lot like the one Biden just unveiled.
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Ben Bragdon: Budget from House Republicans would devastate Maine
The plan, unveiled last week, has no chance of passing as it is. But it says a lot about the people putting it forward.