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Columns

Published
September 6, 2020

Maine Observer: Are we ready for the changing light?

The promise that the coronavirus would disappear with the summer heat is fading. Do we dare hope for more from autumn?
Published
September 6, 2020

Jim Fossel: Senate race gets serious this week

All four candidates for the U.S. Senate – yes four – will debate for the first time on Friday.
Published
September 6, 2020

The Maine Millennial: When back to school feels like Russian roulette

Colleges and universities are taking a big risk by reopening while the coronavirus is still spreading.
Published
September 6, 2020

Bill Nemitz: True grit – from public housing to a scholarship that bears her name

Local housing authorities, normally associated with putting a roof over low-income Mainers' heads, help 'break the cycle of poverty' by way of a college education.
Published
September 5, 2020

Commentary: Double voting trick would disrupt the counting process

The American electorate would be the big loser if many try to pull off the president's proposed stunt.

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Published
September 5, 2020

Commentary: How come it’s safe for kids to go back to school in Germany?

In contrast to the United States, Germany's government delivered accurate information and contained the spread of the virus.
Published
September 4, 2020

AFL-CIO: This Labor Day, let’s work to elect a pro-labor senator

Maine's Sen. Susan Collins has supported policies that hurt Maine workers and their families.
Published
September 4, 2020

Bill Nemitz: Mainers can face COVID-19 head-on, or they can hide behind God

The Sanford preacher at the center of Maine's worst pandemic outbreak promises the 'pestilence' will be smote from on high.
Published
September 3, 2020

Commentary: Maine needs to repair its child welfare system again

Overuse of foster care has traumatic effects on children and families.
Published
September 3, 2020

Leonard Pitts: 2020 is the year of our fragility

In the midst of calamity, one death serves as a reminder that life is precious and often gone too soon.