Time of use pricing would disproportionately affect retirees, people who work from home and others.
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Froma Harrop: MAGA slumlords try friction theory on Americans
Thomas Jefferson referred to the U.S. government as a “common house” that provided the people protection and stability. Donald Trump is trying to evict Americans from that comfy home by making it hard to get benefits that should be thought of as a right.
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Cal Thomas: Why are top universities getting federal money?
Why should wealthy American universities that are not providing the useful kinds of education they once did continue to receive the equivalent of life support from the federal government?
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Jim Fossel: Republicans in Augusta need to gum up the works
Call it petty. Call it pointless. I call it penalizing and purposeful.
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Opinion: Mainers shouldn’t have to approach the pharmacy counter in fear
Proposed legislation would put rebates at pharmacies in the hands of the people who need them most.
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Opinion: It’s Maine’s duty to solve its years-old public defender crisis
The Legislature should take steps to create a new, independent public defense system that’s financed by social impact bonds.
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The Maine Millennial: Don’t mess with our mobiles
Sorry you don’t approve of my house! I can’t hear you over the sound of having a place to live for $1,000/month.
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Opinion: Once again, Bernie Sanders is trying to show us the way
The senator from Vermont is reminding us who we are as Americans.
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Opinion: Sasha’s story brings Ukraine war home to Maine
My weekly connection with a 32-year-old anthropologist has shown me what real resilience looks like.
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Rich Lowry: Maybe progressives shouldn’t have supported a larger, more extensive federal government for 100 years
President Donald Trump is using every tool he has to challenge woke practices in America — and he has a lot of them.