Rather than rushing to judgment, we need to follow the example of leaders like Portland Mayor Mark Dion.
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Immigrant advocacy and climate action are intertwined | Opinion
Climate concerns are often a root cause of immigrants’ displacement.
A healthy TRIO program is vital to Maine’s future | Opinion
Keeping the program that supports nontraditional students funded is an investment in the state’s workforce.
Emotion contributes to political radicalism. Nuance can calm it. | Opinion
If we care about mending our country, we must work to understand one another’s complex webs of identity.
Conservation, not courts, should guide Maine’s fishing rules | Opinion
Issues raised in a lawsuit targeting the state’s fly-fishing-only regulations would be better handled at open meetings with informed public input.
What are we teaching Maine’s young athletes? | Opinion
Recent displays of poor sportsmanship have me worried.
Our potential presidents must be held to a higher standard | Opinion
A mandatory character assessment is an idea whose time as come.
In Maine, listening has always mattered. We’re out of practice. | Opinion
It’s just as important a skill as hauling traps or clearing a driveway.
My daughter should not live in fear of ICE | Opinion
To be American is not a matter of ethnicity. Looking at the federal immigration crackdown, you’d never know it.
Of course teachers can use AI to detect cheating | Opinion
Being caught cheating should be looked upon as a student’s opportunity to become a better learner.