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Columns

Published
June 27, 2018

Leonard Pitts: Unspoken norms vital to functioning of our society may be unraveling

The political right started it and now the left is getting into the act with behavior that erodes social civility.
Published
June 27, 2018

Commentary: Some comparisons to Nazism are specious, but others serve as critical red flags

The author of Godwin's Law says it's still right to challenge the callousness of officials who claim they're just doing what immigration statutes demand.
Published
June 27, 2018

Maine Voices: Punishment shouldn’t be used to help people fight hunger, find jobs

A Legislature that puts up barriers making it harder for people to access food is immoral and unjust.
Published
June 26, 2018

Kathleen Parker: The crying-child image becomes a Rorschach test for both sides

Where is psychiatrist Charles Krauthammer when we need him?
Published
June 26, 2018

Commentary: Even Sarah Huckabee Sanders has right to be served in public spaces like a restaurant

Turning her away was a hostile act that stooped to the level of her inhumane and hateful boss, an ugly place where most Americans don't want to go.

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Published
June 26, 2018

Maine Voices: Maine should lead fight against coastal drilling expansion

It's not good enough to allow offshore drilling expansion anywhere, let alone our treasured coast.
Published
June 25, 2018

Maine Voices: Support for newcomers to Maine is gift from many parts of the community

Taxpayers need not worry that an uptick in asylum seekers will siphon funds from other pressing issues.
Published
June 24, 2018

Commentary: Assault on liberty

President Trump's orders are intentionally callous and cavalier about ripping families apart as he seeks to terrorize immigrant communities and coerce lawmakers.
Published
June 24, 2018

The Maine Millennial: Myth about women disproven in worst possible way

Women are the faces and defenders of the Trump administration's actions.
Published
June 24, 2018

Jim Fossel: What exactly did ranked choice accomplish?

For one, it showed how many Democrats weren't exactly huge fans of Janet Mills, and where her eventual majority came from.