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Columns

Published
June 26, 2020

Maine Voices: ‘Whitewashing’ history gives young people distorted view of America

Teaching our nation’s true story will encourage clearer thinking, not treachery, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist explains.
Published
June 26, 2020

Commentary: Federal COVID response a missed opportunity to help Maine fishermen

With real economic relief and a carefully developed support structure, the seafood industry can feed Americans and jump-start its next stage.
Published
June 25, 2020

Commentary: Public housing authorities working to prevent evictions during COVID-19

Portland-area agencies are looking for places for people to live once temporary mortgage and rental relief programs end.
Published
June 25, 2020

Maine Voices: BIW brought on strike by forfeiting trust of workers

Senior management has subcontracted jobs and tried to cut costs in ways that have eroded morale and productivity.
Published
June 24, 2020

Leonard Pitts: Going maskless is not striking a blow for freedom

The World War II generation sacrificed for the common good for four years. Some of us won’t do it for a few months.

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Published
June 24, 2020

Maine Voices: Portland’s ties to slavery require study and action

Maine’s largest city should acknowledge that it benefited from the labor of enslaved people elsewhere and enact protesters’ demands.
Published
June 24, 2020

Commentary: How safe are Maine’s nursing homes? Safer than you might think

With the implementation of best practices, visiting a Maine senior living facility should now be safer than visiting the local grocery store.
Published
June 23, 2020

Commentary: Federal COVID-19 relief package for logging, trucking companies deserves support

Maine’s trade association led early efforts to seek what would be the first direct aid to loggers and forest truckers of the pandemic.
Published
June 23, 2020

Milestone Recovery president: Homeless outreach effort shows how ‘defunding’ can work

Portland’s HOME Team responds to a need that it is better equipped to handle, using money that would otherwise go to the police.
Published
June 23, 2020

Maine Voices: Portland’s underserved communities are still paying for I-295

Land occupied by redundant ramps can be used for housing and job creation, while maintaining current levels of service.