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Columns

Published
July 16, 2022

The humble Farmer: Sometimes it’s worth letting north be south

In which an old lesson takes on new relevance.
Published
July 16, 2022

Commentary: Swelling grocery bills are pummeling the poorest Americans

If you've long had to find all the savings you can, you'll find there's nowhere left to save.
Published
July 15, 2022

Commentary: ‘Hardening’ school security is the wrong answer

It's a euphemism that pays for other euphemisms. And no help at all to staff and students.
Published
July 14, 2022

Commentary: If pols can’t make inflation better, they should at least stop making it worse

There's a time for cutting taxes or distributing relief checks. Now is not one of those times.
Published
July 13, 2022

Commentary: Maine can lead on service programming – with congressional support

While state efforts are encouraging, says this state representative, national service and volunteerism need more funding to flourish.

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Published
July 12, 2022

Leonard Pitts: With democracy on the line, who cares how old Biden is?

Fresh disquiet over the president's advancing years misses the point, to put it lightly.
Published
July 12, 2022

Commentary: Casco Bay’s years-long fight against pollution buoyed by new stormwater rules

The Clean Water Act had a transformative effect on the watershed after it was first passed. With new state permitting regulations, it can again.
Published
July 11, 2022

Maine Voices: Maine’s construction industry is ready to build our clean energy future

But if we continue to block large-scale, multi-year infrastructure projects like the New England Clean Energy Connect, our economy will not grow.
Published
July 10, 2022

The View From Here: Living on a two-way street

Thank you and farewell to the readers with opinions about our opinions, who always let us know what they think.
Published
July 10, 2022

Jim Fossel: LePage reboot remains on-brand

The former governor is campaigning on a different approach to his old idea of eliminating the state income tax.