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Columns

Published
July 3, 2019

Leonard Pitts: ‘Swatting’ incident could so easily have ended badly

The surprise at the even-keeled police response to a fake report that I'd killed my wife is sad and telling.
Published
July 3, 2019

Maine Voices: ‘Comprehensive immigration reform’ won’t resolve migrant crisis

The best way to deal with the surge is to require asylum seekers to apply from home or a third country, not at the border.
Published
July 3, 2019

Commentary: Take back the flag this Fourth of July

Singing along, taking a knee, rallying around heroes and advocating for systemic reforms are all as American as apple pie.
Published
July 2, 2019

Kathleen Parker: Why young Americans may be conservatives at heart

They'd benefit from a government that removes economic and educational obstacles, promotes school choice and makes marriage more fiscally appealing, studies show.
Published
July 2, 2019

Commentary: Democratic candidates Harris, Warren are indeed ‘electable’

Women dominated on both nights of last week's debates; here's hoping for a smaller field and other dynamic matchups July 30.

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Published
July 2, 2019

Maine Voices: Death with dignity gives patients the opportunity to end life on their own terms

Relieving personal suffering shouldn't entail the risk of prolonging it.
Published
July 1, 2019

Maine Voices: Why criticizing Trump doesn’t convince his supporters to abandon their man

Devotion to the president is a religion, and you can't talk people out of faith.
Published
June 30, 2019

Maine Observer: Blossoming into a beach kid

A long love affair with sun, sand and saltwater starts at a very early age.
Published
June 30, 2019

Maine Voices: Time for public higher education to walk the walk on equal pay

For too long, poverty wages have been the norm in adjunct teaching, a profession dominated by women. State officials must change that.
Published
June 30, 2019

Insight: ‘Never again’ means nothing if Holocaust analogies are always off limits

Having a historical reference point can help us grasp the urgency of the crisis on the border.