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PublishedOctober 25, 2019
Commentary: GOP faced with the most damning impeachment testimony yet
How bad was diplomat William Taylor’s testimony for President Donald Trump? Bad enough to prompt dozens of House Republicans on Wednesday to interrupt the impeachment inquiry, arguing that the process should be conducted in public, not in secret. Three House committees have been taking depositions privately in day-long sessions held in a secure room in […]
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PublishedOctober 25, 2019
Our View: Question 2 solves small but vital issue on voting access
The constitutional amendment would allow Mainers with disabilities to sign referendum petitions, letting them fully participate in democracy.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2019
Tom Waddell: Public hearings will reveal who Trump really is
Everyone, including the president’s supporters, need to hear for themselves how he has violated his oath of office.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2019
View from Away: What a teen’s suicide teaches us about sex trafficking
The medical community has recognized for years that emotional trauma like grief, neglect or PTSD can manifest with physical symptoms like hypertension, sleeplessness or weight gain. The converse is also true: physical trauma can have lasting effects on a soul. Such seems to be the case with a Houston teen named Leticia Serrano, who was […]
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PublishedOctober 23, 2019
Timothy L. O’Brien: A true public servant deals Trump a crushing blow
A career civil servant who is a West Point graduate, soldier, officer, military attache and veteran diplomat told Congress on Tuesday that President Donald Trump personally and explicitly tried to force Ukraine’s president to investigate Trump’s political opponents by withholding crucial military aid and a coveted White House meeting. William Taylor testified that the U.S. […]
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PublishedOctober 23, 2019
Our View: When fake sites and trolls beat facts, we all lose
Fueled by social media and cynical politics, misinformation is rampant, and we are all paying the price.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2019
View from Away: President Trump keeps digging himself a deeper hole
The Trump presidency has entered a new and disturbing phase. As if an impeachment inquiry wasn’t enough, Trump keeps digging himself a deeper hole. Abandoning allies as he cedes northern Syria to Turkey. Planning to host the Group of 7 meeting at his golf resort. Stonewalling the impeachment inquiry. Insulting the speaker of the House. […]
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Commentary: Americans have spent 230 years trying to rein in presidential misconduct
Many presidents, starting with Thomas Jefferson, have faced calls for impeachment. Most presidents and members of their administrations, starting with the presidency of George Washington, have come under fire for serious breaches of law and conduct. How can we understand our present crisis against the long record of presidential wrongdoing? Until the presidency of Richard […]
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Our View: We are having the wrong debate over school meals eligibility
We should be talking about how to expand school meals, not arguing over whether students deserve them.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Commentary: ‘Marijuana banking’ would benefit almost everyone
The Secure And Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, which would grant banks a safe harbor to do business with legitimate firms within the marijuana industry, recently passed a House vote with bipartisan support and is now headed to the Senate. One of marijuana legalization’s biggest remaining questions may soon have an answer, and that’s good […]
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