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Published
June 1, 2022

Leonard Pitts: Conservatives run from common-sense solutions to gun violence

‘Yes’ to armed teachers, bulletproof classroom decorations and one-door schoolhouses. ‘No’ to reasonable limits on access to firearms.
Published
June 1, 2022

Maine Voices: University of Maine System is turning into a corporation

Instead of engaging faculty in its decision-making process, UMS leadership just tries to overpower them.
Published
June 1, 2022

Commentary: Slowness to embrace four-day school week could be a good thing

This increasingly popular option, especially in districts in the nation’s rural areas, isn’t a major money-saver – though it does have other benefits, a new study finds.
Published
May 31, 2022

Maine Voices: Next month’s Trek Across Maine a celebration of Maine community

The annual fundraising cycling event promotes lung health and speaks to the strength of our social fabric.
Published
May 30, 2022

Maine Voices: Gold Star families know ‘the pain that cannot forget’

The years go by, but for those who are left behind, time does not erase loss.

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Published
May 29, 2022

Jim Fossel: Ukraine aid is in our national interest

But conservatives who call themselves nationalists are mistakenly opposing it.
Published
May 29, 2022

The Maine Millennial: Attack ad teaches Gov. Mills the wrong lesson

Don’t yield to bullies – they'll just keep coming back for more.
Published
May 29, 2022

Insight: We’re going to need a bigger Court

The Supreme Court has been expanded before. The sleazily created ideological imbalance that exists today makes it time to do so again.
Published
May 29, 2022

Maine Observer: It’s always ‘a time for everything’

Life's ups and downs are happening all the time, sometimes on the same day.
Published
May 29, 2022

The View From Here: The real power of ‘the gun lobby’

We can’t pass meaningful public safety laws until we can overcome a fatal lack of trust.