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Columns

Published
April 22, 2015

Greg Kesich: Great Northern mill ‘rescue’ no boon to Maine, though investors pocket millions

What if the state had spent $16 million in Millinocket and East Millinocket instead of supporting a tax credit program?
Published
April 21, 2015

Maine Voices: Maine’s public workers deserve cost-of-living pension adjustments

A bill before the Legislature would restore the annual adjustment for the retirees as a matter of law.
Published
April 21, 2015

Kathleen Parker: Challenge of abortion rights issue shouldn’t rest on Hillary Clinton alone

Women on the left and on the right may find that they have more common ground than expected.
Published
April 21, 2015

Justin Alfond: Democrats offer ‘Better Deal’ for Maine’s economy, families

The plan cuts taxes, invests in infrastructure and supports public services, the Democratic leader says.
Published
April 20, 2015

Maine Voices: Disparate lives, different times – but similar, resonant fears

Two women share anxiety about finding a bed – in a WWII concentration camp and in a Portland shelter.

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Published
April 19, 2015

Maine Voices: World needs to change April’s cruelty

The world shouted 'Never again' after each genocide. The time to repair our world is now, and the place to begin is here.
Published
April 19, 2015

Michael Cuzzi: Maine Democrats are back in the game with alternative tax reform plan

The Better Deal for Maine is fiscally sound, politically sophisticated and true to Democrats' core values.
Published
April 19, 2015

Maine Observer: What does a bird know that we don’t?

We are part of a species that is supposed to be the highest level of living things on Earth.
Published
April 19, 2015

Barney Frank: Iran deal is better than alternatives

Other than getting no deal at all or going to war over its nuclear program, what outcome was the president and other negotiators likely to get?
Published
April 19, 2015

Agree to Disagree: Minimum wage is an issue the people should decide

Do workers really have enough pull on their own to force employers to pay them fairly?