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Op-eds

Published
June 4, 2016

Port City Post: Without a farm, a plan to bring country life to Portland hatches

Neighborhood kids and spring chickens don't mix well when it comes to finding an eggshellent name.
Published
June 4, 2016

Maine Voices: How substance abuse can squander the best years of one’s life

Common sense should say that legalized marijuana isn't going to maximize anyone's potential.
Published
June 3, 2016

Charles Krauthammer: Lovable, old-fashioned Bernie Sanders whacks Israel

His appointees to the Democratic platform committee want to undermine U.S. support for the world's first Jewish state.
Published
June 3, 2016

M.D. Harmon: Maine initiative’s backers fail to make convincing case for ranked-choice voting

Why wasn't this an issue before Paul LePage won the Blaine House by consecutive plurality votes?
Published
June 3, 2016

Maine Voices: Don’t play with fire: Move Summer Olympics away from Rio

All it takes is one infected traveler and one mosquito to spread a virus that leaves children with severe birth defects.

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Published
June 2, 2016

Dana Milbank: Trump’s endless guarantees are not right on the money

But even though the truth eludes him, he seldom suffers any consequences for the nonsense.
Published
June 2, 2016

Commentary: Constitution compatible with expanded background checks, state Rep. Dion says

The Second Amendment is not a permission slip to sidestep the serious issues involving firearms in Maine.
Published
June 2, 2016

Maine Voices: Fishermen needlessly on the hook for uncertainties of stock estimates

Scientists must hold themselves to the same high standard they demand from the fishing industry.
Published
June 1, 2016

Leonard Pitts: Readers weigh in with evidence of transgender people’s sensitivity, discretion

They are not keen to reveal their bodies in transition, as some wish to suggest in order to instill fear.
Published
June 1, 2016

Maine Voices: Urgent action needed to address the affordable housing crisis in Portland

A new coalition supports a temporary cap on rent increases and a six-month ban on no-cause evictions.