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Columns

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April 8, 2018

Commentary: Martin Luther King Jr.’s call remains unanswered

His 'Mountaintop' speech is still relevant 50 years later in its insistence upon economic justice in the U.S.
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April 8, 2018

Jim Fossel: Lawmakers failing to do their jobs

Instead of giving citizen initiatives the attention they deserve, they've been voting them down and sending them directly to the ballot.
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April 8, 2018

Cynthia Dill: LePage’s ideas about naloxone, MaineCare are dumb and dumber

We are losing more than dollars because of the governor's obstructionism.
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April 8, 2018

Sen. Collins: Health insurance rate increases were avoidable

For example, eliminating the individual mandate should not have been linked to the tax cut plan without more ACA fixes.
Published
April 7, 2018

The Maine Millennial: NRA should do more for gun safety, as opposed to gun control

The money the NRA spent during the 2016 election cycle could have bought 4,230,769 trigger locks.

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Published
April 7, 2018

Commentary: Ranked-choice voting is the people-approved, court-certified election process

Candidates need to appeal to a wider audience, reducing the incentive for negative campaigning.
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April 7, 2018

Maine Voices: Let’s not forget the people who made Portland what it is today

Developers have slowly priced the residents of Munjoy Hill out of their apartments and homes.
Published
April 6, 2018

Commentary: How the Hyde Amendment preventing abortion coverage hurt my family

It should not be a politician's place to decide when, how or why a woman gets an abortion, says a Mainer who lost a much-wanted pregnancy.
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April 6, 2018

Portland Sen. Dion: Time for Maine to enact ‘red flag’ law for public safety

States with similar regulations have seen reductions in gun violence, the Democratic Blaine House hopeful says.
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April 6, 2018

New Gloucester Rep. Espling: Democrats helped Maine People’s Alliance conceal details of costly bill

No person or interest group should be allowed to block open debate on ballot initiatives or other proposals.