Columns

Published
December 25, 2015

Maine Voices: Don’t just thank the veterans; follow their example and serve selflessly

Then you can thank the vets for inspiring you to do as they did. And that will be rewarding for everyone.
Published
December 25, 2015

M.D. Harmon: Even total darkness can’t preclude us from seeing the light

The Christmas story offers just one of many shining examples.
Published
December 25, 2015

Charles Krauthammer: A jaunty fatalist tells the experts he’d rather live right than eat right

For most people the gluten-free trend is overkill, like so many other dire warnings we've endured.
Published
December 24, 2015

Dana Milbank: Republicans not just politically incorrect, they’re simply wrong

PC is now used lazily by some conservatives as a perjorative label for everything they oppose.
Published
December 24, 2015

Commentary: Not believing in a higher power doesn’t mean living in bad faith

Offering holiday cheer to atheists in foxholes serves as a reminder that freedom of religion includes freedom from religion.

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Published
December 24, 2015

Maine Voices: Let climate be right for bipartisan effort against global warming

Climate change affects our public health and welfare, and threatens Maine's nature-based economy.
Published
December 23, 2015

Commentary: Revelations of Thailand’s slave labor call for ‘traceability’ of shrimp

A more expensive shrimp cocktail is worth the price if the crustaceans are processed responsibly.
Published
December 23, 2015

Commentary: Maine DHHS rules would contradict intent of sensible effort to aid immigrants

Let's give asylum-seekers a grace period in which to become able to achieve economic self-sufficiency.
Published
December 23, 2015

Maine Voices: Proposal to reduce shortage of affordable housing could benefit Mainers

The state could receive about $205 million in additional funding over 20 years, if the plan works as expected.
Published
December 22, 2015

Kathleen Parker: Muslims are not our enemies – they are our friends and fellow Americans

Heated invectives stir mistrust and misunderstanding; instead, we should talk with our Muslim neighbors about our hopes and fears.