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Columns

Published
January 21, 2015

Leonard Pitts: No one has a right never to be offended

If we censor expression because it's vile, we make people want to seek out that which is banned.
Published
January 21, 2015

Greg Kesich: Letting municipalities tax nonprofits is a fair way to spread the burden

Since executive salaries are soaring, hospitals can clearly afford to help pay for infrastructure they use.
Published
January 21, 2015

Maine Voices: If students aren’t ready to learn, free tuition isn’t going to help them

Many community college students might not be mature enough yet to earn a degree of real value even if it's free.
Published
January 20, 2015

Kathleen Parker: Obama in Paris? Maybe discretion was the better part of valor

The U.S. has led the fight against terror for well over a decade, and Obama let the world down? Really?
Published
January 20, 2015

Commentary: Stop criminalizing parents who love their kids and also let them go

We seem to believe that children are in danger every single second that they are unsupervised.

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Published
January 20, 2015

Maine Voices: Portland’s planning process encourages investment by developers, residents

Astute policies, speed and transparency have helped to fuel the city's development surge.
Published
January 19, 2015

Maine Voices: Nonprofits contribute to communities even without paying taxes

Each tax-exempt organization gives back in ways that make its economic halo enormous.
Published
January 18, 2015

Maine Observer: Appreciate the fleecing days of winter

It's that special time of year for cocooning in your house, watching a few TV shows and wishing like crazy it was April 1.
Published
January 18, 2015

Maine Voices: The Veterans’ Services director is failing at his job

Peter Ogden needs to work with younger veterans to implement recommended changes or step aside.
Published
January 18, 2015

Can wider sales tax really replace income tax?

Someone's going to bear a greater burden; the question is, who?