I will continue to watch and listen to Graham Platner. I will also listen, again and again, to Gov. Janet Mills.
Op-Eds
We must act to save barred owls caught in the crosshairs | Opinion
A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plan would slaughter 450,000 of the forest raptors. The federal government should not be in the business of determining that one species has the right to exist over another.
The truth of the Democrats’ shutdown deal | Jim Fossel
This fight over Affordable Care Act subsidies shows that, far from being the sweeping solution Democrats portrayed it as, the Affordable Care Act was another patchwork fix.
Overcoming personal fear of Alzheimer’s can serve the public good | Opinion
Working together, there’s a lot we can do to confront this disease.
Maine school district tells transgender students ‘know your place’ | Opinion
The idea that we need to ‘protect’ school-age children from indignities in the bathroom or on the athletic playing field is delusional.
Virtue signaling is out, vice signaling is in | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
Saying deliberately hurtful or dangerous things ‘for fun’ will take us a down a dark path.
What was behind my shutdown vote? Let me explain. | Sen. Angus King
Some say I caved, this week, and didn’t get much of anything in return. That’s not accurate.
Let’s get Maine to work on the common ground | Angus King III
Although Mainers may disagree on roughly 90% of things, we can find important consensus on the small remainder.
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Jared Golden | Douglas Rooks
Our 2nd District congressman has made himself a man without a party. There could have been a different path.
Peer support transforms recovery for Mainers | Opinion
When it comes to restoring mental health and coming back from substance use, there’s no denying the power of lived experience. A new center in Brunswick further brings that to life.