For two hours each week, ‘America’s Got Talent’ removes us from the confines of the box in which we sometimes find ourselves.
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Opinion: What if there was an app like Merlin for unheard voices?
We all need to make an effort to find the voices out there waiting to be identified.
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Opinion: Behold our latest ‘American Crisis’
The question is: Are we going to let this happen?
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Opinion: Guns aren’t as good for self-defense as America thinks
Although there are more gun safety laws at the state level, the Supreme Court and lower courts have rolled some of them back, sometimes pointing to data allegedly showing guns make people safer. Those data are being grossly misinterpreted.
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Opinion: It is violent to deny reproductive rights
Neither lawmakers nor the media pay enough attention to the troubling ramifications of limiting abortion access.
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Opinion: A low voter turnout is a demagogue’s dream
As we head into an already contentious election season, my biggest concern lies with those who do not plan to vote.
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Opinion: Legislature’s Housing Committee has tackled Maine’s crisis head on
We hope to continue this work on behalf of Maine’s people, fueling what works and fixing what doesn’t.
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Opinion: Portland must take urgent steps to restore music education
We underestimate the importance of music programs at our peril.
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Opinion: For once, it’s Democrats who fall in line
Republicans were counting on a summer of infighting among top Democratic prospects. That’s not what’s happening now.
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Opinion: When Harris calls Trump a predator, voters will listen
Political campaigns highlight contrasts. You could hardly find one more enlightening than the contrast of the prosecutor versus the criminal.