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Op-eds

Published
January 1, 2016

Maine Voices: Wishing you an unhealthy new year?

Helping more people to get health insurance coverage can benefit all of us in Maine.
Published
December 31, 2015

Commentary: To fight obesity, U.S. has chosen treatment, the second-best policy

Treatment over prevention isn't working and favors rich Americans: Maybe it's time for European-style product regulation and taxation.
Published
December 31, 2015

Commentary: It’s time to get beyond ourselves and reverse the steady decline in volunteering

We need the spirit of SOWERS, a Christian ministry that travels the country to offer monthlong tutoring, carpentry and plumbing.
Published
December 31, 2015

Maine Voices: Radical reforms needed to bring health, justice, human rights to Maine tribes

Native nations need to operate with indigenous values, freed from colonial structures and attitudes.
Published
December 30, 2015

Commentary: Costs of a necessary war against Islamic State mustn’t be deferred

Paying for wars we fight is a matter of congressional responsibility and national security.

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Published
December 30, 2015

Ruth Marcus: Clinton campaign can’t be too smug about Trump’s sexism

Bill Clinton has a record of conduct toward women that's far worse than any of The Donald's vulgar remarks.
Published
December 30, 2015

Maine Voices: It’s inevitable that U.S. consumers will plug into electric vehicles

Major automakers' pledges to grow model offerings are good news for everyone from patriots to clean-energy advocates.
Published
December 29, 2015

Kathleen Parker: For a segment of the male population, Trump is the great white hope

The brash billionaire offers fanfare for the common men, even if they'd rather not admit it.
Published
December 29, 2015

Charles Lawton: Maine’s economy unlikely to jump-start without young talent

The median age of our private-sector workforce has kept creeping up over the past four years.
Published
December 29, 2015

Maine Voices: Smartphone plus steering wheel equal dumb, dangerous combination

The easiest solution to today's electronic temptations is to simply turn them off.