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Columns

Published
February 25, 2022

Commentary: Conservatives need to step up, present a paid leave plan of their own

A middle ground exists between the broken status quo and the expensive and unwieldy proposal that was part of Build Back Better.
Published
February 24, 2022

Maine Voices: Maine’s domestic violence agencies offer resources to people in need

Advocates are among the frontline workers during the pandemic, and their services can be accessed anywhere in the state through a toll-free hotline.
Published
February 23, 2022

Leonard Pitts: Canada, you were supposed to be better than this – or at least better than us

But the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ tells us that one of the last sane places on earth is not immune to the lunacy of the age.
Published
February 23, 2022

Maine Voices: For one hospital, its food pantry means so much more

Farmington’s MaineHealth Food Pantry at Franklin addresses the needs of patients and employees and hopes to offer lessons about healthy cooking.
Published
February 23, 2022

Commentary: How Ukraine matters to Joe Biden

Presidents have a healthy incentive to do the right thing for their country: It helps their reputations, too.

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Published
February 22, 2022

Maine Voices: Now is not the time to stop masking in school

With hospitals seeing more pediatric COVID patients than ever, masks are the easiest way to keep kids in the classroom and support their mental health.
Published
February 22, 2022

Commentary: Don’t ‘means test’ the child tax credit

‘Means tests’ restrict the availability of public assistance, by making people ‘prove’ they’re poor enough to deserve help.
Published
February 20, 2022

Bill Nemitz: It’s time to go big again, urge ‘The Descendants’ of the New Deal

Offspring of FDR and his Cabinet, including Frances Perkins' only grandson, pick up the torch for a new social and economic transformation.
Published
February 20, 2022

Jim Fossel: Gov. Mills’ budget is a blueprint, not a mandate

Maine legislators should think twice before spending the surplus on one-time programs and election-year stunts.
Published
February 20, 2022

The Maine Millennial: Don’t blame nurses’ wages for our health care system’s ills

A call by Reps. Pingree, Golden and 200 of their colleagues to investigate nurse staffing agencies could have unintended consequences.