Commentary: Not all political comedy is created equal

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Published
June 4, 2023

Commentary: Not all political comedy is created equal

Comics can either depress turnout or activate voters in 2024. Which will it be?
Published
June 4, 2023

The Maine Millennial: Sobriety is a muscle I’ve been flexing for 5 years

You might think ‘don’t have a drink today’ is a goal rather than a plan. This is where mindset comes in.
Published
June 4, 2023

Commentary: Congress should freeze Pentagon spending

We’re dramatically overspending on defense relative to our genuine needs. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Published
June 4, 2023

Maine Voices: In praise of the unbeatable tradition of the clothesline

Line drying consumes zero natural resources. The sun destroys viruses and kills bacteria. Clothes don’t shrink. What’s not to like?
Published
June 4, 2023

Commentary: Resistance to abortion rights is about keeping women down

I consider the value of a potential life against the value of a woman’s lived life to the point she becomes pregnant, and I come down on the side of that lived life.
Published
June 4, 2023

Jim Fossel: No leadership in debt ceiling deal

Rather than truly addressing the nation’s fiscal woes, both sides were more than happy to walk away with a symbolic victory.
Published
June 3, 2023

Commentary: Maine Community College System survives by unfairly compensating workers

Students are flocking to Maine community colleges while adjunct teaching staff are running for the exits.
Published
June 2, 2023

Maine Voices: Concerned about the essence of urban life in Portland’s Bayside

Urbanist and activist Jane Jacobs’ concept of ‘the sidewalk ballet’ risks being steamrollered by a new apartment block on Hanover Street.
Published
June 1, 2023

Maine Voices: The magic of a second spring on Great Cranberry Island

When I make it up to Maine in May, I am thrilled to find nature’s calendar on an earlier page.
Published
June 1, 2023

Another View: Sudan conflict must be brought to peaceful resolution

More than 2,500 Sudanese people are living in Maine, all of them greatly worried about the safety of their relatives back home.