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Columns

Published
January 14, 2021

Commentary: The riot at the Capitol shouldn’t have been a surprise. We were all warned.

Black people’s concerns about festering racism are often dismissed. Will this ever change?
Published
January 13, 2021

Maine Voices: Some Republicans finally get it about Trump

But why did it take an insurrection to get them to realize how dangerous this president is.
Published
January 13, 2021

Leonard Pitts: Don’t let the traitors – including Trump – off the hook

Calls for unity should not come before genuine repentance and accountability.
Published
January 12, 2021

Commentary: Mob riots aren’t our only crisis. Jobs are evaporating while COVID deaths skyrocket

The country is sliding in more ways than one, and we can’t afford to ignore it.
Published
January 12, 2021

Maine Voices: Seeing the immune-suppressed in the COVID pandemic

For people with invisible illnesses like Crohn’s disease to become a priority when vaccines are allocated, our stories need to be told.

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Published
January 11, 2021

Maine Voices: U.S. will be measured by its response to Jan. 6, 2021

In whipping up a crowd of supporters to storm the Capitol, Donald Trump violated one of his most sacred constitutional duties.
Published
January 10, 2021

Bill Nemitz: So, Maine businessman, you say you were in the U.S. Capitol? Tell us more.

Someone, preferably with a badge, needs to knock on Kevin Finkenaur's front door.
Published
January 10, 2021

The Maine Millennial: Vaccine offers welcome relief

A dose of protection is a great way to start a new, post-COVID year.
Published
January 10, 2021

Jim Fossel: Backroom deals are the wrong way to govern

Lawmakers in Augusta should study how Congress handled COVID relief – and do the opposite.
Published
January 10, 2021

Maine Voices: Wounds of Trump years run deeper than politics. Are we ready to heal?

The United States of America still has to reckon with the darkest eras of its past and to inclusively and equitably reconstruct what America can and ought to be.