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Columns

Published
August 29, 2018

Leonard Pitts: McCain at his worst still preferable to Trump at his best

That said, there's a direct line from his choice of running mate in 2008 to the disaster in the White House.
Published
August 29, 2018

Maine Voices: State relies too heavily on incarceration for dealing with young offenders

Approaches that focus on mentoring while keeping juveniles safely at home have a far better track record.
Published
August 29, 2018

Commentary: It’s time to abandon an antiquated, anti-democratic institution – the caucus

Turnout is always piddling, and it's not hard to see why. They cater to people with nothing but free time.
Published
August 28, 2018

Kathleen Parker: Paula Duncan is the Manafort juror who could save America

She wanted Paul Manafort to be innocent, but the evidence and the boxes full of documents convinced her otherwise.
Published
August 28, 2018

Commentary: Here’s what we lost when John McCain died Saturday

What distinguished McCain was his adherence to a rigorous code of honor – combined with his recurring habit of falling short of his own standards and reproaching himself for his failings in public.

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Published
August 28, 2018

Maine Voices: Now is the time for a public electric utility in Maine

Such an entity would deal with the crisis of confidence in the major electric utilities and achieve lower rates.
Published
August 27, 2018

Maine Voices: Short-term rentals the root cause of Portland’s housing dilemma

They are antithetical to the long-term interests of the city, and unfair to residential homeowners.
Published
August 26, 2018

Maine Observer: Coffee snob? Yes. Cup snob? Not so fast

Baristas at high-end shops are aghast when asked to fill a Dunkin' Donuts-logoed mug, but nothing compares to it.
Published
August 26, 2018

Cynthia Dill: ‘Catch-and-kill’ and ‘flipping’ making Trump campers unhappy

Meanwhile, the president gives himself an A-plus because no one has done what he has done so soon.
Published
August 26, 2018

Jim Fossel: By behaving responsibly, all parties can keep politics out of the courts

Maine's next governor and Legislature should do their best to responsibly implement fully vetted citizen initiatives.