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Columns

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December 8, 2019

The Maine Millennial: Susan Collins should answer for Big Pharma donations

Maine's senior senator is among the many lawmakers who have taken campaign cash from the companies that promoted opioid use.
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December 8, 2019

Why Americans are staying put

Policymakers will have to come to terms with a much more rooted population than we have had in the past.
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December 8, 2019

Jim Fossel: Looking ahead to the Republicans after Trump

Whether the president leaves the scene soon or in five years, the party will bear his stamp.
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December 8, 2019

Maine Observer: Maine manners, the way life should be

Small acts of common courtesy are blessedly common here in the Pine Tree State.
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December 8, 2019

The View From Here: What happens after work?

As retirement gets closer, it becomes even harder to imagine.

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December 8, 2019

Maine Voices: K-12 schools lagging in fulfilling Wabanaki studies mandate

Other schools should follow the lead of Portland Public Schools in carrying out the law, and state education officials should prioritize its implementation.
Published
December 7, 2019

The humble Farmer: What I ‘like’ about Facebook is the help I get from my friends

The Almost Perfect Woman can live without FB, but it's indispensable to a writer.
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December 7, 2019

Commentary: A tale of two first ladies during impeachment

Melania Trump's travails remind me of a long-ago encounter with the wife of another U.S. president.
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December 7, 2019

Maine Voices: To keep good people in Portland, we landlords should keep a lid on the rent

We'll all benefit from voluntarily doing the right thing by the tenants who have made our city the vital place it is today.
Published
December 6, 2019

Maine Voices: In today’s classrooms, educators’ focus turns to keeping students alive

Teachers are taking lessons, and they're on preparing for mass shootings, binding wounds and recognizing signs of abuse.