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PublishedNovember 18, 2019
Commentary: Give us back our sunshine — make daylight saving time year round
“We go back and forth between being time’s master and its victim.” — James Gleick, science historian Stop teasing us, Congress. Floridians are outdoorsy people, and we want our sunshine. Give it back. The current method of trying to bend Mother Nature to human purposes by observing part of the year in daylight saving time […]
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PublishedNovember 17, 2019
Commentary: Don’t destroy what makes America great
When I crossed through Checkpoint Charlie from West Berlin to East Berlin nearly 30 years ago, the failures of former East Germany were immediately obvious. The grey unkempt landscape and dilapidated buildings looked as though that country hadn’t been repaired since American and Soviet tanks faced off yards apart decades earlier in one of the […]
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PublishedNovember 16, 2019
View from Away: Trump’s EPA is trying to limit science in crafting new regulations
Regulations and policies affecting public health should rely on clear-eyed analysis of the best science and data available.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2019
View from Away: California school shooting: It’s the guns. It’s always the guns
Authorities are still trying to figure out exactly what transpired Thursday morning at Saugus High School in Santa Carita, where a shooting left two students dead at last count. Four others were reported injured, including the suspected gunman, described as a 16-year-old boy now hospitalized after apparently shooting himself. The tragedies compound, and the grief […]
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PublishedNovember 15, 2019
Our View: State ethics panel should be at full strength
2020 will be a busy year for the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2019
Jonathan Bernstein: Democrats get better at making their impeachment case
House Democrats have finally figured out how to hold a hearing. The first public congressional session of the impeachment inquiry aimed at President Donald Trump probably wasn’t compelling television for most voters. Most people just aren’t very interested in fine details. Nor did Democrats bring a lot of drama or theatrics. And yet I suspect […]
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PublishedNovember 14, 2019
Our View: Higher pay part of building a better Legislature
Lawmakers do a good job overall, but pay raise may bring different voices to the table.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2019
Our View: Congress should act now to save ‘Dreamers’
The Supreme Court heard arguments this week on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which the Trump administration is trying to end.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2019
View from Away: The canary and Caterpillar: What 120 Texas layoffs tell us about China tariffs
Just over a week ago, Caterpillar laid off 120 workers at its plant in Victoria, Texas. That concerned us, not just because those are 120 Texans suddenly unemployed, but also because Caterpillar is one of those companies that jumps off the news page. It’s a bellwether. Because the company makes equipment used in construction, its […]
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PublishedNovember 12, 2019
Our View: Medicaid expansion already showing its worth
Mainers are getting care they otherwise wouldn’t, and it is saving lives.
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