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Columns

Published
February 12, 2020

Troy Jackson: When it comes to health care, putting Maine patients first is long overdue

The Patients First Health Care package clamps down on fees and puts an end to abusive billing practices.
Published
February 11, 2020

Maine Voices: Work permits for asylum applicants? Slow down

We need more data on how long it takes most refugees to make enough in wages to support their families without taxpayers' help.
Published
February 11, 2020

Commentary: Hold Democrats to their word on war spending

The presidential candidates should deliver a cost-benefit analysis of the conflicts and weapons that have taken the lives of millions.
Published
February 10, 2020

Maine Voices: Polio survivor urges ‘no’ vote on Question 1

No new medical advance has prevented more suffering than the increased use of vaccines.
Published
February 9, 2020

Jim Fossel: Liberals afflicted by Collins Derangement Syndrome

It's a fever that strikes whenever an independent-minded senator doesn't vote their way.

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Published
February 9, 2020

Insight: When Clarence Darrow came to Maine

A philosophical debate in Portland over the nature of God and man made Page 1 news back in 1927.
Published
February 9, 2020

Bill Nemitz: As Trump skates away, King warns, the Senate forever loses its balance

Maine's junior senator decries not just a newly emboldened president, but a forever-weakened Congress.
Published
February 9, 2020

The Maine Millennial: Knocking on doors in a place that matters

You can feel politically powerless, or do what you can to make a difference.
Published
February 9, 2020

Maine Observer: Squirrels and birds put on a show when the feeder is full

This time of year, word travels fast in the animal world that there is some seed to be eaten.
Published
February 9, 2020

Maine Voices: Questions about arc of racial justice arise on drive through Georgia

With enough will and unity, equity is difficult but not unattainable, an African American former Mainer says.