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Columns

Published
May 3, 2019

Maine Voices: Assessment tests set up special education students for failure

The state evaluates and reports on youth with disabilities in a way that is developmentally inappropriate and fails to speak to their learning needs.
Published
May 3, 2019

Marc A. Thiessen: Barr hearing was much ado about nothing

The entire episode hurts the special counsel's reputation more than it does the attorney general's.
Published
May 3, 2019

Commentary: Help Maine’s hometown hospitals

By passing L.D. 1350, the Legislature can stop imposing unnecessary financial hardship on vital rural facilities.
Published
May 2, 2019

Maine Voices: Don’t pursue plan for bigger ferry unless Peaks is ready for it

Tourism-related health, safety and infrastructure issues must be addressed before expanding the new vessel's passenger capacity.
Published
May 2, 2019

Dana Milbank: Poof! There goes another Infrastructure Week

Each attempt to rally support for much-needed upgrades has been stepped on – usually by Trump himself.

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Published
May 1, 2019

Leonard Pitts: Our president is a liar. Why won’t (most) news outlets say so?

On the occasion of the 10,000th lie of the Trump presidency, journalists should embrace their role as arbiters of truth – not run away from it.
Published
May 1, 2019

Commentary: Keep public school options open for Maine children

Caps on the number of and enrollment at charter institutions would restrict opportunities to learn.
Published
May 1, 2019

Maine Voices: Baseless narratives about Jewish secrecy, power gaining ground – even here

A synagogue gunman's anti-Semitic statements represent an ideology that's being articulated with increasing volume.
Published
April 30, 2019

Kathleen Parker: Biden is empathetic and compassionate, but he’s not the obvious candidate

The ex-vice president may be the only Democrat who could graciously show Trump the door – which doesn't mean he's the right one for the job.
Published
April 30, 2019

Commentary: Limits on rockweed harvest will help protect Maine’s coast

Now that the ownership question has been resolved, landowners should safeguard the resource for its value to the ecosystem.