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Op-eds

Published
July 3, 2014

Alan Caron: Are Americans getting too comfortable with political crazies?

Gov. LePage's meetings with extremists should be a wake-up call about the limits of tolerance.
Published
July 2, 2014

Leonard Pitts: High court ruling on contraception strikes blow at reason, rights

Let no one be mollified by Justice Kennedy's writing that this is not a ruling of 'breadth and sweep.'
Published
July 2, 2014

Portland-style ‘conservatives’ have chance to shape city’s future

But critics of change are focusing on overdevelopment at the expense of much greater threats.
Published
July 1, 2014

Ruth Marcus: Head of National Institute on Drug Abuse sees legalizing pot as risky social experiment

Nora Volkow asks, 'Can we as a country afford to have a third legal drug?'
Published
June 30, 2014

George Will: Mississippi chose Cochran for his delivery – of federal pork

Those who profess to favor frugality in government inevitably put their own interests first.

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Published
June 29, 2014

Maine observer : Saintly view of legendary Maine’s beauty

A Portland soup kitchen offers a glimpse of the human condition that's more breathtaking than the state's natural wonders.
Published
June 29, 2014

Barney Frank: Cost too high for extending U.S. presence

Iraq and Afghanistan are not important enough to justify the price.
Published
June 29, 2014

Agree to Disagree: New poll shows Mike Michaud with 5-point lead. Is Gov. LePage ready to concede?

And what about Eliot Cutler?
Published
June 29, 2014

Letter from the publisher: Newspaper subscribers to get it all

Introducing a paywall means our most loyal readers will continue to see improved print products and websites.
Published
June 28, 2014

Port City Post: My Shoestring Theater puppets today would be named ‘Anarchy’ and ‘Tyranny’

Let's just call my year an independent study with a bunch of unpaid, over-garlicked puppet bandits.