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Columns

Published
May 31, 2020

Bill Nemitz: Long live the ‘Lucky O’Brien’ – the last of Maine’s Liberty ships

The SS Jeremiah O'Brien, the last of the Liberty ships built in South Portland during World War II, survived the German U-boats, the Mothball Fleet and now, a devastating fire on San Francisco's waterfront.
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May 31, 2020

Insight: Bernie Sanders becomes a team player

The Vermont senator is working with Democratic establishment to elect Joe Biden, even though he is still not a member of the party.
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May 31, 2020

The Maine Millennial: Sobriety doesn’t get easier with time

An anniversary is something to celebrate, but the struggle continues.
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May 31, 2020

The View From Here: Trump is our COVID climate

It's hard to respond to a natural disaster when we have a president who thrives on chaos.
Published
May 31, 2020

Maine Observer: Missing the beach days of summers past

A beat-up chair and worn sandals were tickets to a kind of paradise.

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Published
May 30, 2020

Commentary: COVID crisis highlights need to rethink early care in Portland

Public schools have benefited from consistent funding and coordinated policies during the pandemic – early care programs deserve the same.
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May 30, 2020

Maine Voices: Open primaries should head list of crisis-driven election reforms

Closed primaries disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of Mainers and enable the election of partisan legislators.
Published
May 30, 2020

Rep. Morales: As police-related killings, COVID infections rise, it’s time to see color

So many things must change to ensure better lives for black and brown people in our country.
Published
May 29, 2020

Maine Voices: Maine fusion center suit shows it’s time to confront mass surveillance

Government and big corporations are crunching our data and sorting us into different categories for their purposes.
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May 29, 2020

Commentary: Mills administration’s plan to reopen Maine relies on selective science

The Legislature must be reconvened and the plan redrawn so that Mainers get a say in the state's economic recovery.