Martha Bracy remembers the historic storm hitting during a 10-day Outward Bound trek across western Maine.
opinion
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
First Amendment fight for access
The trial of The State of Alaska v. Steven Downs began in secret. The Fairbanks trial was held in person, but no one from the public or the press was allowed in the courtroom for any part of the trial due to COVID restrictions and limited seating. Instead, a livestream was set up for interested […]
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Posted inOpinion, Our View
Our View: Poetic justice for a man who lived a life of faith, hope
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, there were 83 bias-motivated crimes in Maine last year, the most since 2008.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rep. Jared Golden: Health care reform just got harder
By using budget reconciliation to enact COVID relief in 2021, Democrats have set up a fight with Republicans over expiring subsidies in 2023.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Vaccine passports don’t have to work to be effective
The United States should develop a system to verify inoculations but not necessarily use it.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Angus King: $1.9 trillion COVID bill meets the moment
This legislation gets help to the people who need it most, including 10,000 Maine children who will be lifted from poverty.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: COVID has given us a world without dancing
People have always been able to dance during times of trouble. But that outlet is shut down for now.
Posted inEncore
Column: Shine is wearing off for Disney devotee
“I’m talking about the increasing monopoly it has on the entertainment industry and, by extension, American culture.”
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
Finally, a GMO to tempt the Whole Foods crowd
These days everything from cookies to orange juice carry labels boasting that it’s GMO free — a marketing ploy that assumes consumers still hate, fear or at least disapprove of genetically modified organisms despite reassurances from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. While science journalists have bemoaned this as irrational fear, people might […]
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
Welcome to our unhappy new year
WASHINGTON — As we enter 2019, the question that looms over America is simple: Can we govern? The answer is no. Unless this changes — truly a long shot — the new year may be as disappointing as the old. Our society seems handcuffed by unsolvable problems: large and persistent budget deficits; global warming; uncontrolled […]