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Columns

Published
January 11, 2020

Commentary: Fake news could change foreign policy

The major powers may well find fewer attacks to be worthwhile. The downside: When attacks do come, they'll have to be very public and very decisive.
Published
January 10, 2020

Commentary: It’s time for NOAA to take the lead in right-whale rescue

The government shouldn't stand by while Maine lobstermen do the work and risk their lives.
Published
January 10, 2020

Maine Voices: UMaine System student workers are not a commodity – they are an investment

By blocking the student workforce from receiving minimum-wage hikes, the system favors its bottom line over its mission.
Published
January 9, 2020

Bill Nemitz: Face it, fellow Mainers, we’re shortchanging some key officials

Forget about risky politics. The State Compensation Commission's call to increase pay for the governor, lawmakers and judges is plain old common sense.
Published
January 9, 2020

Commentary: Good riddance to terrorist puppet master Qassem Soleimani

The Iranian military commander’s fiery death was the predictable consequence of Tehran’s reckless escalation.

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Published
January 9, 2020

Maine Voices: Green New Deal will defuse threat of modern life as dystopia

Dwindling resources and global warming are no longer sci-fi scenarios – but Bernie Sanders has a bold plan to mitigate them.
Published
January 8, 2020

Leonard Pitts: John Lewis still believes in American ideals, though too many of us don’t

The congressman and civil rights icon, now battling cancer, has never excused himself from the struggle to make America act like America.
Published
January 8, 2020

Maine Voices: Trump’s threats to Iranian cultural sites disrespect our human heritage

Culture is what makes lives meaningful, and protecting it is one of the acknowledged limits to armed conflict.
Published
January 8, 2020

Maine Democratic chair: To beat Donald Trump and Susan Collins, just voting won’t be enough

The movement to take back the presidency and the Senate begins at the March 8 caucuses.
Published
January 7, 2020

Commentary: There is nothing loving about killing disabled people

When a partner kills his disabled loved one, we see it as an act of kindness or mercy. It isn't.