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Columns

Published
April 29, 2022

Commentary: Manchin’s energy plan is just what Biden needs

The president can show his commitment to low gas prices by supporting the senator’s efforts to reach a compromise.
Published
April 28, 2022

Honoring her lost son at the place where he once played

One year after his violent death, Kris Roukey's legacy lives on at the Boys & Girls Clubs in South Portland.
Published
April 28, 2022

Maine Voices: Kids deserve a government that takes action to protect their health

The testing of Maine’s schools for lead in the water started last fall, wraps up May 31 and identifies a threat for proper remediation.
Published
April 28, 2022

Commentary: How to support caregiving children of wounded veterans

Feeling recognized would assure us that we do not face these challenges alone, an Afghanistan War veteran’s son says.
Published
April 27, 2022

Leonard Pitts: Trumpsters throw another right hook – and freedom takes a hit

News that Sean Hannity texted ‘Yes, sir’ to Donald Trump’s then-chief of staff points to a corrosion of the people’s ability to grasp the truth.

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Published
April 27, 2022

Maine Voices: How Holocaust survivors first remembered their murdered millions

The effort to establish a new holy day in the Jewish calendar was the result of an extraordinary vision only a year after the concentration camps’ liberation.
Published
April 27, 2022

Cumberland DA candidate Jackie Sartoris: It’s time for us to lead in criminal justice reform

My work as a prosecutor with a problem-solving treatment approach is rooted in both compassion and accountability.
Published
April 26, 2022

Maine Voices: Can We? Project students provide an example for the rest of the country

Our hope is increased for a future where respectful disagreements lead to productive discourse that once again grounds a well-functioning American democracy.
Published
April 26, 2022

Commentary: Don’t count on a slowdown to make housing less costly

This would be a downturn engineered by the Fed, and rising mortgage rates in a tight market will generally just make buying a home more expensive.
Published
April 26, 2022

Anthem president: We’re working to protect health care affordability

The insurer is committed to coming back to the negotiating table, and it hopes MaineHealth will join them, Denise McDonough says.