Calls for unity should not come before genuine repentance and accountability.
Op-eds
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Maine Voices: Seeing the immune-suppressed in the COVID pandemic
For people with invisible illnesses like Crohn’s disease to become a priority when vaccines are allocated, our stories need to be told.
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Commentary: Mob riots aren’t our only crisis. Jobs are evaporating while COVID deaths skyrocket
The country is sliding in more ways than one, and we can’t afford to ignore it.
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Maine Voices: U.S. will be measured by its response to Jan. 6, 2021
In whipping up a crowd of supporters to storm the Capitol, Donald Trump violated one of his most sacred constitutional duties.
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Bill Nemitz: So, Maine businessman, you say you were in the U.S. Capitol? Tell us more.
Someone, preferably with a badge, needs to knock on Kevin Finkenaur’s front door.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Watching democracy come unglued
The assault on the U.S. Capitol looks unpleasantly familiar to an expert in Balkan politics.
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Jim Fossel: Backroom deals are the wrong way to govern
Lawmakers in Augusta should study how Congress handled COVID relief – and do the opposite.
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The Maine Millennial: Vaccine offers welcome relief
A dose of protection is a great way to start a new, post-COVID year.
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Maine Observer: Close contact creates stress and a few laughs
Add a boombox and a cheerleading doll to the list of COVID losses.
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Maine Voices: Wounds of Trump years run deeper than politics. Are we ready to heal?
The United States of America still has to reckon with the darkest eras of its past and to inclusively and equitably reconstruct what America can and ought to be.