Columns
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PublishedOctober 5, 2022
Commentary: Fentanyl feels like the monster coming for our kids. What should parents say?
Children are being poisoned by fentanyl, a deadly opioid. Here’s how a family therapist suggests telling kids about it.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2022
Commentary: Hurricane Fiona devastated Puerto Rico. When will these Americans get support?
Each community across the archipelago faces its own obstacles, but all share the awareness that we cannot rely on a federal and a local government that have chronically failed us.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2022
Commentary: Are protests over Mahsa Amini’s death by Iran’s morality police a turning point?
The latest protests aren't about electoral politics or fuel prices – they're about regime change. That makes them feel different.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2022
Jim Fossel: McCarthy’s ‘agenda’ does Republicans no favors
It turns out everything Kevin McCarthy is willing to commit to in policy can fit on one sheet.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2022
The Maine Millennial: Illegal immigration has America’s blessing
Politicians and big business benefit from undocumented immigrants in different ways.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2022
The humble Farmer: Unexpected parallels between dishwashers and newspaper columns
Not owning a dishwasher is like never shopping at a big-box store – it gives one a warm feeling of superiority.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2022
Commentary: Is distant-water fishing, an often deadly profession, also among the most violent?
Brutality at sea – and the connection to forced labor on vessels – continues to go unchecked.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2022
Commentary: How USM is preparing for a collaborative future
The University of Southern Maine helps drive the economic, cultural and civic life in the communities where its campuses are located.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2022
Commentary: Mitigating climate change begins in small towns
Things like microgrids, energy storage and solar panels can increase ever more valuable local self-reliance.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2022
Commentary: Portland’s Question 2 hands too much power to a single politician
Urging a ‘no’ vote, two former mayors say the governance proposal would dramatically restructure city government in harmful ways.
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