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Columns

Published
May 7, 2019

Maine Voices: How to really establish free speech on campus

College administrators could end anti-free speech disruptions, but since they won't, we need to teach students to stand up against bullies.
Published
May 6, 2019

Michael Gerson: The stony road from Reconstruction to Jim Crow

The re-imposition of white rule was a bloody, unpunished historical crime. A new book by Henry Louis Gates tells the story.
Published
May 5, 2019

Maine Voices: Maine helped me escape poverty

The state gave me the support I needed to put my life on track. With better management, it could do much more for others, too.
Published
May 5, 2019

The Maine Millennial: Worried about aging? No. Do I want to look older? Well …

I understand that getting older beats the alternative, but it's hard to reconcile what I know with what I feel.
Published
May 5, 2019

Jim Fossel: Neither Fortress America nor world’s policeman is the right role for U.S.

Instead, we should engage with the world in a way that promotes not just our own self-interests, but also democracy and stability.

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Published
May 5, 2019

Maine Observer: When ‘stepmother’ is a term of endearment

The woman who made a sad little duo into a happy family deserves to be honored, too.
Published
May 4, 2019

Maine Voices: Out of grade-school activism, lessons in changing the world

Young people bring a lot to the table, but that doesn't excuse adult inaction, says the group of friends who – as kids – initiated Freeport's 1990 polystyrene ban.
Published
May 4, 2019

Gina Barreca: Ode to travel agents, librarians and other unsung professionals

Having information is different from having expertise – as we learn when we find ourselves in dire need of the latter.
Published
May 4, 2019

Mayor Strimling: Portland should pass inclusive sick-leave ordinance

The proposal will ensure that workers get the time they need to recover from an illness or care for a family member.
Published
May 3, 2019

Maine Voices: Teachers of color will help new Mainers achieve

Immigrant students need mentors and role models and adults need alternative pathways to credentialing.