Jared Bristol: Don’t take away a person’s one shot at existence

Our Legislature is currently moving a bill toward the hearing stage that would make abortion legal through full term, with the approval of a qualified medical professional. It does not have an LD number yet and is still in the revisor’s office. If people are reading this, they were not aborted and got their shot […]

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Elizabeth Hamilton: NECEC’s clean energy claims are false

CMP’s New England Clean Energy Connect claims it would bring “clean energy” to Massachusetts from Canada (by tearing through the western Maine forest). It claims it “would allow Massachusetts to meet its future carbon reduction goals.” There is a problem with that claim. A big problem. That energy is not clean. In testimony at an Army […]

Editorial cartoon for Friday, March 31

Cecilia MacMillan: Life without parole uses ‘hate to fight hate’

Life without parole in our prisons is a reflection of the inhumanity that is in all of us. LWOP is designed to be harsh and final; less than 1% overturn this sentence. This is a punishment that lacks compassion and says more about the hate, resentment and darkness in society than it does about the […]

Mary-Beth Taylor: Reasons to oppose RSU 16 budget

As a Regional School Unit 16 Budget Committee member, I would like to share why I voted “No” on the proposed RSU 16 budget; RSU 16 includes Mechanic Falls, Minot and Poland. First, the budget, as presented, included a $185,808 “interest only” payment for the more than $5 million (over $7.86 million when interest is […]

Editorial cartoon for Thursday, March 30

Robert Limoges: Weighing two ways to view being ‘woke’

One definition of “woke” today, according to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, is being “aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice).” For the liberal it means seeing the inequities that exist. For the conservative it’s being used as a pejorative (bad) label for liberals/progressives. What is America […]

Svetlana Hall: Maine doesn’t need new abortion law

Why do we need a new abortion law? According to the Office of the Maine Attorney General, “Maine law protects your right to an abortion.” It further states, “Maine law allows for abortions up to the point of viability (usually about 24-28 weeks, as determined on a case-by-case basis by your health care provider). Maine […]

Sen. Lisa Keim: We need to take a stand against China

Our greatest foreign adversary controls large technology companies whose devices are used throughout our state government. Maine is already years behind in addressing this reality; now is the time for us to take action.