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Columns

Published
September 28, 2021

Commentary: America’s nuclear fallout victims need more help

Our government has never been forthcoming about what radiation did to the folks living under those clouds.
Published
September 28, 2021

Maine Voices: The reconciliation bill feels like my family’s last chance

My adult son, who has disabilities, cannot live the life he deserves because so little support exists for people like him. This legislation signals a commitment to providing it.
Published
September 27, 2021

Maine Voices: We need to put a price on carbon to fight climate change

A tax on fossil fuels would pay for infrastructure and steer consumers to clean energy options.
Published
September 26, 2021

Maine Voices: Don’t be mad if it doesn’t rain on you

Meteorologists are better than ever, but they still can't tell you if a weather event will reach a specific house.
Published
September 26, 2021

Jim Fossel: Parties challenged to recruit 2022 Maine State House hopefuls

Personal attacks, partisanship, Augusta gridlock and intraparty squabbles all discourage would-be candidates.

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Published
September 26, 2021

Commentary: Starvation as big a threat to Afghan women as the Taliban

Forcing wage earners into their homes puts entire families at risk. The country’s political chaos could soon turn into a health crisis.
Published
September 26, 2021

Maine Voices: Picturing Macon Bolling Allen – the mysterious disappearance of a trailblazer’s portrait

The nation’s first Black lawyer was admitted to the bar in Maine. The fate of a ‘fine oil painting’ of him, once housed at the Cumberland County Courthouse, is unknown.
Published
September 26, 2021

Bill Nemitz: Remember that dance back in high school? Nope.

Kennebunk's unofficial homecoming dance misreads the real source of 'lifetime' memories.
Published
September 26, 2021

The Maine Millennial: Janey gets lessons in how to canine

A former stray dog becomes part of a happy pack, with all the stick fetching and cat chasing that implies.
Published
September 26, 2021

Insight: Outsourcing surveillance

Modern businesses conduct the kind of intelligence operations that would be unconstitutional if they were done by the government.