An unfavorable jobs report led to the firing of the head of the nonpartisan Bureau of Labor and Statistics. This is unacceptable.
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More civil political discourse can start right here in Maine | Opinion
We need a new tone to our political dialogue. Mainers shouldn’t wait for others to take the lead.
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More civil discourse and debate can start right here in Maine | Opinion
We need a new tone to our political dialogue. Mainers shouldn’t wait for others to take the lead.
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Maine seems ripe for a new approach to democratic representation | Opinion
What if a panel of voters cast individual votes on legislation, live, and their elected representative would simply transmit the outcome? That’s our vision.
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Maine must take more action on tick-borne disease | Opinion
We ignore warnings at our peril.
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Mental health treatment should not be politicized | Opinion
Growing skepticism of SSRIs and other medications spells danger.
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Ticks, answering machines and all the toys you used to love | Column
Mark LaFlamme is on his best behavior and looking for a backup crash pad just in case.
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No teacher should dread the first day back at school | Opinion
I teach English to immigrant students. Increasingly, they’re viewed sideways, they’re afraid and I’m afraid for them.
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Cancellation by defamation will not work in Maine | Opinion
I believe in the possibility of a better Maine. A recent column on my run for governor skipped right past that.
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On the contrary, Laurel Libby is no hero | Opinion
The Republican legislator catapulted herself into the national headlines at the expense of many young people.