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Columns

Published
January 4, 2018

Commentary: Retirement preview had flaws – those pensions weren’t all that great

A dire warning in a news article glossed over low numbers and real value of defined-benefit pensions.
Published
January 4, 2018

Dana Milbank: Trump off to a running start to surpass 2017’s year of insults

Four hours into the new year and the president launches into a verbal attack of a foreign country.
Published
January 4, 2018

The key to fighting lead poisoning is in prevention, not detection

Children should not be used as lead testers when there is no pressure to provide lead-safe housing.
Published
January 3, 2018

Leonard Pitts: Historian calls 2017 politically tame, but what about the war on our ideals?

It's scary that it's now the norm for a president to lie with impunity, attack the FBI and CIA, bully the media and threaten nuclear war on Twitter.
Published
January 3, 2018

Airport directors: Facility charge supports critically needed Maine infrastructure

Congress should raise the cap on the passenger fee, now set at $4.50, which would help fund improvements in Portland and Bangor.

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Published
January 3, 2018

Maine Voices: Early childhood education is as crucial to military readiness as jets and ships

It's important to get a head start on the building of academic and 'character' skills eventually needed to enlist or qualify for any career path.
Published
January 2, 2018

David Ignatius: One nation, divided under Trump, faces perilous consequences

Military leaders fear the U.S. is so divided that it might be difficult to mobilize the country for war.
Published
January 2, 2018

Anne Applebaum: Let’s ring in the new year with some new political terms

In the next 12 months, I will try to avoid the expressions 'far-right' and 'populist' whenever possible.
Published
January 2, 2018

Maine Voices: ‘A safety company that happens to write insurance policies’

Maine Employers Mutual Insurance Co. marks 25 years of success at being a safety company first.
Published
January 1, 2018

Maine Voices: Real champions display depth of character uncommon in pro sports

So save your standing ovations for a disabled child scoring big in the Special Olympics.