Fiction has the luxury of not having to worry about issues it fails to consider. Reality doesn’t.
Op-eds
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Maine Voices: An invitation to step off the trail and sit on the Earth itself
Being alone in nature, in silence, is far from weird. It’s wonderful.
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The Maine Millennial: What if we had a monarch of our own?
A head of state, as opposed to a head of government, could be a useful outlet for a variety of energies.
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Jim Fossel: On Sara Gideon and lighting a pile of cash on fire
The most expensive political campaign in Maine history could haunt the Democrats yet.
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Commentary: What more can our lobstermen do than all they have been asked?
The recent ‘redlisting’ ignores that, for 25 years, Maine lobstermen have been playing by the rules – and those rules have worked.
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Commentary: A history of the ‘Big Lie,’ from Plato to TikTok
The development and circulation of great national myths has been going on for centuries.
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Maine Voices: Time for a new, inclusive plan for students with disabilities
Planning to violate children’s rights today with a promise to make it up to them tomorrow is not a plan for equal access to education.
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The humble Farmer: Very good times on the Victory Chimes
I spent the summer of 1958 on the wooden schooner, which is up for sale next month. Diary entries remind me of the ‘best job I ever had.’
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Maine Voices: Consider a peaceful devolution of America into several nations
Could it be that there are limits to growth? Four interesting books light the way.
Posted inElection 2022, Op-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Enough is Enough has it wrong on the referendum questions – and the DSA
The claim that Portlanders should blindly reject any and all ballot initiatives is absurd. Enough is enough, indeed.