From 1930s union music on long car rides to spotting my knack for opinionating, my gratitude to my former editor knows no bounds.
Op-eds
Jim Fossel: Consider term limits without limits
If they’re to be placed on Supreme Court justices, term limits should be placed on members of Congress, too.
Commentary: Pass rights laws now, Democrats. Messages can wait.
Time is of the essence. Anything that won’t be enacted should be saved for divided government.
The humble Farmer: Sometimes it’s worth letting north be south
In which an old lesson takes on new relevance.
Commentary: Swelling grocery bills are pummeling the poorest Americans
If you’ve long had to find all the savings you can, you’ll find there’s nowhere left to save.
Commentary: ‘Hardening’ school security is the wrong answer
It’s a euphemism that pays for other euphemisms. And no help at all to staff and students.
Commentary: If pols can’t make inflation better, they should at least stop making it worse
There’s a time for cutting taxes or distributing relief checks. Now is not one of those times.
Commentary: Maine can lead on service programming – with congressional support
While state efforts are encouraging, says this state representative, national service and volunteerism need more funding to flourish.
Leonard Pitts: With democracy on the line, who cares how old Biden is?
Fresh disquiet over the president’s advancing years misses the point, to put it lightly.
Commentary: Casco Bay’s years-long fight against pollution buoyed by new stormwater rules
The Clean Water Act had a transformative effect on the watershed after it was first passed. With new state permitting regulations, it can again.