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Columns

Published
May 3, 2020

Jim Fossel: Bipartisan commission should review COVID response

Oversight and accountability should be applied to the handling of this crisis, on the federal level and here in Maine.
Published
May 2, 2020

Commentary: Essential workers keep Maine running during the pandemic. Government should keep us safe

If Sen. Collins is serious about supporting front-line workers in Maine, she'll support a stimulus bill that includes real relief and protection for us.
Published
May 2, 2020

Commentary: Maine can’t afford to have the Postal Service fail

Only USPS has the capacity to provide the affordable delivery needed by our state, with its large share of senior and rural residents.
Published
May 2, 2020

Maine Voices: Higher-education pundits are drawing the wrong lesson from COVID-19

The pandemic has made clear the ways in which fully online learning is no substitute for the traditional campus-based experience for young adults.
Published
May 1, 2020

Bruce Poliquin: It’s time to start carefully reopening Maine

Get all hands on deck to process unemployment claims, open all of our state parks and let rural areas get back to normal life.

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Published
May 1, 2020

Commentary: To keep the air clear after COVID-19, take steps for clean transportation

It’s important to make sure that the post-pandemic ‘new normal’ includes clearer skies and healthier lives.
Published
May 1, 2020

Bill Nemitz: Cutting through the thicket between want and need

As Maine partially reopens its economy today, each of us still must decide when, and how, to re-engage.
Published
April 30, 2020

Maine Voices: For the divorced, co-parenting in a pandemic is problematic

Legal practitioners offer some perspective on how to abide by Maine's stay-at-home order.
Published
April 30, 2020

Reps. Blume, Hobbs: It’s time to talk about Maine’s tourism industry

At the local, state and federal levels, we need to develop a plan for support during the COVID crisis.
Published
April 29, 2020

Leonard Pitts: We’re suffering from two pandemics – COVID and mental mediocrity

But halfwit pundits and politicians can't sway me into dining out or flying again until I feel I can do so safely.