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Columns

Published
December 3, 2021

Commentary: $3-a-gallon gasoline isn’t as painful as it used to be

Greater fuel efficiency and higher wages mean drivers don’t have to work as many hours to fill their tanks.
Published
December 2, 2021

Maine Voices: Cumberland County going above and beyond in face of COVID crisis

Sheriff Kevin Joyce, the patrol and jail staff worked hard to keep the jail operating and prevent contagion during a recent state of emergency.
Published
December 2, 2021

Charter official: Editorial mischaracterizes our work to close Maine digital divide

We can connect Leeds homes still unserved by broadband at a fraction of the cost of a government-owned network.
Published
December 1, 2021

Leonard Pitts: Today’s America has given flash mobs go-ahead to loot stores

Everywhere you look, someone else is seceding from the covenants that make it possible for civil society to function.
Published
December 1, 2021

Maine Voices: Child tax credit providing financial relief to working families like mine

Child care cost my family over $18,000 last year. Extending the child tax credit can help more women like me stay on the job.

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Published
December 1, 2021

Commentary: Of course stereotypes are holding women back

A new study just documented a gender-based job-promotions gap linked to disparate assessments of ‘potential.’ Bias is the most convincing explanation.
Published
November 30, 2021

Maine Voices: CMP’s woes not the only driver in clean-energy project’s defeat

Three of America’s top 12 worst carbon polluters developed a playbook to crush other proposals to meet the existential challenge of our time: climate change.
Published
November 30, 2021

Commentary: Are dentists introducing America’s teens to opioids?

Research shows that first-time drug use often begins in the chair where young people lean back and say ‘aah.’
Published
November 29, 2021

Maine Voices: Sierra Club backs consumer-owned power for Maine

We should replace profit-seeking utilities with a publicly managed nonprofit to meet climate goals.
Published
November 28, 2021

Bill Nemitz: Ringing in the holidays with a tasty Maine spud

Jason Briggs uses potatoes to liven up the season – and feed the hungry.