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PublishedDecember 13, 2015
Cynthia Dill: In a complicated time, LePage and Trump feed need for simplicity
The yin of the information age helps explain the yang of guys like Gov. Paul LePage and Donald Trump. Both men feed the politics of resentment in simple terms to a frazzled world running on emotion instead of intellect. They offer red meat to people hungry for simpler times, when life was easier to control […]
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PublishedDecember 13, 2015
Maine Voices: We don’t need ranked-choice voting
For good reason, it is rarely used in the U.S., while a runoff is a better method to obtain a majority-vote result.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2015
Maine Voices: Help children through holiday gatherings by giving them choices, trust
Skills to reduce stress when seeing relatives they hardly know can be lessons for healthy lives.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2015
Commentary: Legislators overcame partisan differences to put Mainers first, says Senate president
It was supposed to be a hostile battle, but a lot of good work was accomplished, Michael Thibodeau recalls.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2015
Mike Tipping: LePage’s attitudes on transgender people cement his image as a bully
The governor's comments about a high school boy in Virginia are at odds with most Mainers' tolerance.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2015
Charles Krauthammer: Truth is Trump’s solution not only idiotic, it alienates moderate Muslims
Donald Trump's latest publicity stunt needs to be panned.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2015
M.D. Harmon: Democrats misfiring on all fronts when it comes to gun control
Common sense says the armed citizen is a safe citizen.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2015
Maine Voices: DHHS action threatens health insurance advocacy group
Funding for Consumers for Affordable Health Care, which helps Mainers navigate the confusing system, drops by half.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2015
Maine Voices: As a nation, we are failing to keep ourselves safe
The unprecedented level of gun violence prompts a call to observe a Gun Sabbath on Sunday.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2015
Dana Milbank: Trump’s fascist ideas are made worse by Republicans’ reluctance to disavow him
While fellow candidates condemn his Muslim proposal, many others in the party pretend he'd be an acceptable standard-bearer.
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