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Columns

Published
August 20, 2016

Maine Voices: Trump demonizes, bullies, fails on all points of Civil Rights Act

We shouldn't have to remind a presidential nominee to be decent and show respect for others.
Published
August 20, 2016

Commentary: My destiny: Making sauce, chasing chickens around the yard

I'm finally becoming the woman I've been meant to be.
Published
August 20, 2016

The humble Farmer: Even enduring hunger, youthful hitchhiker buys postcards to send home

Diary entries of a 1957 road trip record big wanderlust, small funds and a keen urge to communicate.
Published
August 19, 2016

M.D. Harmon: Leaders need to wake up to the elephant chart in the room

Ordinary people feel frustrated when their concerns over open borders and minimal growth are discounted and their motives are demonized.
Published
August 19, 2016

Charles Krauthammer: United States pays the price of powerlessness in the Middle East

The Russia-Iran combination is now dictating events in the region.

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Published
August 19, 2016

Maine Voices: Celebrate Social Security’s 81st birthday by lobbying candidates to keep it strong

Older women are more likely to be poor, and the benefits are a crucial part of their retirement income.
Published
August 18, 2016

Maine Voices: Good Samaritan law, safe injection sites would help cut opiate overdose deaths

At issue is whether we want to help people who suffer from a diagnosable and treatable illness.
Published
August 18, 2016

Commentary: ‘Sesame Street’ must evolve, but not at the cost of embracing vanilla

Across the globe, scenes from the show must depict  racial and cultural unity, now more than ever.
Published
August 18, 2016

Commentary: Aetna’s exit from health exchanges signals bigger issues

Losses in smaller markets create instability as the  looming mergers of big insurers also play out.
Published
August 17, 2016

Leonard Pitts: Explosion of Milwaukee violence shows frustration of African Americans

Though a shooting by a city police officer might well have been justified, the black community is tired of waiting for change.