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Columns

Published
April 22, 2020

Bill Nemitz: The joy of breaking ground, with a Maine-grown earworm in my head

David Mallett's ‘The Garden Song’ has inspired green thumbs for decades, but never so much as in the spring of 2020.
Published
April 21, 2020

Commentary: Let Maine people decide fate of CMP corridor

We should be allowed to exercise our constitutional rights to vote on whether we support this project or not.
Published
April 21, 2020

Maine Voices: Lockdown benefits chains at the expense of small Maine businesses

A restaurant has to close, but gas stations sell food, liquor and coffee, and discounted Easter candy is a big draw at big-box stores.
Published
April 21, 2020

Commentary: Contracts to build Clean Energy Corridor reflect project’s promise

The power line will provide jobs for Mainers and deliver clean energy to customers in Maine and New England.
Published
April 20, 2020

Maine Voices: Quarantine advice from an old submariner

Many of the rules that helped make life manageable in a sub apply in our current situation.

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Published
April 19, 2020

Jim Fossel: Governors will decide when to reopen the economy

The president has awesome powers, but canceling a state's public health emergency is not one of them.
Published
April 19, 2020

Maine Voices: Disease was formidable enemy for Maine soldiers in the Civil War

Then as now – and in surprising ways – illness shaped the way that people live and die.
Published
April 19, 2020

The Maine Millennial: COVID crisis wrong time for congressional recess

Why are members of Congress sitting around at home when there's work to be done in D.C.?
Published
April 19, 2020

Bill Nemitz: Careening down the road of unintended consquences

State and local officials, as they grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, should keep one finger on the 'pause' button.
Published
April 19, 2020

Commentary: Now more than ever, let’s look out for one another

COVID, isolation and power outages have been tough on everyone – resources are out there to meet the mental health needs of Maine's veterans.