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Columns

Published
May 13, 2022

Maine Observer: Life as a creature of habit

Do little rituals and well-worn pathways rule your life? If yes, you may be one too.
Published
May 13, 2022

Maine Voices: Anti-abortion movement’s history shows how faith was exploited for votes

Drawing on my own past, I can relate to the feeling of having been manipulated for someone else's gain.
Published
May 13, 2022

Commentary: With Marcos Sr.’s son in power, Filipino anti-corruption advocates need support

The U.S. should set an example for the world by expediting political asylum for activists at risk.
Published
May 12, 2022

Maine Voices: Americans must show that we really value our freedoms

Democracy depends on an informed populace that faces reality and challenges authoritarianism.
Published
May 12, 2022

Commentary: Democrats are flunking Pandemic 101

Passing a stalled federal spending bill for vaccines and other COVID-fighting measures would be good for the country and the party. It shouldn’t be so hard to do.

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Published
May 11, 2022

Leonard Pitts: If the Supreme Court’s legitimacy is at risk, Justice Thomas, whose fault is that?

The person who leaked the draft Roe decision is hardly the first one to violate SCOTUS rules, despite what Thomas thinks.
Published
May 11, 2022

Commentary: I’ve had an illegal abortion and a legal one. The experiences couldn’t have differed more.

I am a grandmother now, and I know the disastrous consequences for younger women if we outlaw the procedure again.
Published
May 11, 2022

Maine Voices: COVID exacerbated our society’s existing mental health crisis

Seeking help for behavioral health or substance use issues isn’t a sign of weakness. It’s actually a sign of strength.
Published
May 10, 2022

Maine Voices: World’s largest humanitarian crisis continues as we look elsewhere

The only way to end U.S. complicity in hundreds of thousands of Yemeni civilians’ deaths is for Congress to withdraw all U.S. support for the country’s civil war.
Published
May 10, 2022

Commentary: God is not on Russia’s side in Ukraine invasion

The Russian Orthodox Church has appallingly defended Putin’s actions and is urging Russians to support the war.