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Columns

Published
November 11, 2022

Commentary: Save Maine’s veterans from suicide by forging greater connections

The simple act of making a phone call or paying a visit to a veteran could save a life.
Published
November 10, 2022

Commentary: Better policy, infrastructure can bring down road traffic fatalities

A new plan requires the public's help in identifying the most lethal stretches of road in 18 southern Maine towns and cities.
Published
November 10, 2022

Commentary: Republicans campaigned on fear. America didn’t buy it

It's possible that the midterm die was set in June when an arrogant Supreme Court majority overturned Roe v. Wade.
Published
November 9, 2022

Commentary: Want to address Maine’s workforce shortage? Keep teenagers off tobacco

Statewide action should be taken to ban flavored tobacco, a known gateway to smoking. In the meantime, other municipalities should follow the lead of Portland, Bangor and Brunswick.
Published
November 9, 2022

Leonard Pitts Jr.: The infuriating charge of ‘racism against white people’

While the narrative that racism is a “both sides” phenomenon may be comfort food for the white right, it is a libel upon my ancestors.

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Published
November 8, 2022

Commentary: Only Republicans can rescue American democracy

Too often, it appears that Republicans consider any election won by a Democrat to be inherently fraudulent.
Published
November 8, 2022

Commentary: Our nation’s fisheries face a common enemy: climate change

The continued vilification of fishermen, government agencies, coastal communities as well as seafood producers and distributors misses the point.
Published
November 8, 2022

Commentary: Decision to recuse shouldn’t be made by the judge in question

Public confidence in the judicial system can be restored by having impartial third parties make the call.
Published
November 7, 2022

Commentary: Don’t be fooled by myths of carbon in Maine, New England wood products

Despite its trendy greenwashed label, the success of lumber and wood products in storing carbon fails miserably to measure up to what living trees do.
Published
November 6, 2022

Commentary: Will the nations of the world take the necessary steps to protect us all?

The outcome of this year's U.N. climate conference, which kicks off Sunday in Egypt, will – for better or worse – dictate our future.