Saying goodbye to a god-awful year by remembering it wasn’t all bad.
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Maine Observer: Holiday traditions all in the details
An absent minded moment has led to a lifetime of chuckles.
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Insight: Hidden upside to pardon spree
President Trump could give congressional investigators an opening if he follows through on his threat.
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Jim Fossel: Federal aid should go directly to people who need it
Congress showed it can act when it has to, but it must do a better job of targeting assistance.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Courthouse statue at odds with equal justice
A judge who helped make segregation legal is the wrong symbol for our time.
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Maine Voices: History provides reality check to lumberjack’s romantic image
Many Maine woods workers in the early 20th century were tricked into taking jobs characterized by isolation and debt servitude.
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PMA director: We can’t leave nonprofits out in the cold
Maine nonprofits provide essential support and must be included in federal COVID relief funding.
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Maine Voices: Boeing’s Max is back – should you have reservations about making reservations?
The jury is still out whether the problems that killed 346 people aboard the Max have been fixed. Nonetheless, it will return to service Tuesday.
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Commentary: Trump’s veto of the defense bill is a Republican loyalty test
Over 75% of the Republicans who voted in each chamber supported the NDAA because they thought Trump’s complaints didn’t outweigh the benefits the bill will deliver.
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Bill Nemitz: A Christmas tree heavy with ornaments, each a memory of a life cut short
A Bowdoinham church quietly commemorates the pandemic’s toll on Maine.