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Columns

Published
December 27, 2020

Jim Fossel: Federal aid should go directly to people who need it

Congress showed it can act when it has to, but it must do a better job of targeting assistance.
Published
December 27, 2020

Insight: Hidden upside to pardon spree

President Trump could give congressional investigators an opening if he follows through on his threat.
Published
December 27, 2020

Maine Voices: Courthouse statue at odds with equal justice

A judge who helped make segregation legal is the wrong symbol for our time.
Published
December 27, 2020

Maine Voices: History provides reality check to lumberjack’s romantic image

Many Maine woods workers in the early 20th century were tricked into taking jobs characterized by isolation and debt servitude.
Published
December 27, 2020

Maine Observer: Holiday traditions all in the details

An absent minded moment has led to a lifetime of chuckles.

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Published
December 26, 2020

PMA director: We can’t leave nonprofits out in the cold

Maine nonprofits provide essential support and must be included in federal COVID relief funding.
Published
December 26, 2020

Maine Voices: Boeing’s Max is back – should you have reservations about making reservations?

The jury is still out whether the problems that killed 346 people aboard the Max have been fixed. Nonetheless, it will return to service Tuesday.
Published
December 26, 2020

Commentary: Trump’s veto of the defense bill is a Republican loyalty test

Over 75% of the Republicans who voted in each chamber supported the NDAA because they thought Trump’s complaints didn’t outweigh the benefits the bill will deliver.
Published
December 24, 2020

Bill Nemitz: A Christmas tree heavy with ornaments, each a memory of a life cut short

A Bowdoinham church quietly commemorates the pandemic's toll on Maine.
Published
December 24, 2020

Maine Voices: Deer hunting with Robert Frost, or what I’ve found in the woods

I haven’t brought home much venison since taking up the pastime at age 45, but it’s brought me closer to nature and my neighbors.