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Columns

Published
September 28, 2017

Trump’s tax cuts weighed in favor of those who don’t need them

Likewise, the lower and middle classes would lose should Republican health plans take effect.
Published
September 28, 2017

Commentary: Shaky legal ground is no place for a national monument to forever stand

Rather than crying foul at the White House, the alarmists should realize no political decision is eternal.
Published
September 27, 2017

Leonard Pitts: Knee up or down, athletes with a political opinion have a right to express it

If you're a black man in sports protesting racism and hatred, you're judged as ungrateful or out of line.
Published
September 27, 2017

Maine Voices: Changes in fishing industry a factor when balancing marine uses, development

Portland should protect traditional waterfront uses, but not at the cost of all other economic progress.
Published
September 27, 2017

Greg Kesich: All of us have a right to free speech, but not everyone gets to talk

The powerful can say a lot and get away with it, but most others are limited by fear of bad consequences.

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Published
September 26, 2017

Maine Voices: Lawmakers should not change the state’s marijuana law

While there are some policy issues that still need to be ironed out, Maine must avoid further delay.
Published
September 26, 2017

Kathleen Parker: Where in the world is Dail Boxley Dinwiddie, missing for 25 years?

Someone out there has the power to release her parents from this horrific nightmare that has lasted a quarter-century.
Published
September 26, 2017

Charles Lawton: Progress on health care requires recognizing its dual definitions

Both personal responsibility and serving a community's needs as a whole must be components of the solution.
Published
September 25, 2017

Mental illness should not be answered with police use of force

And Portland should have written policy on how to interact with and respect the rights of minorities.
Published
September 24, 2017

Maine Observer: Following the lines easier said than done when writing in script

For some folks, cursive writing just never took, no matter how hard poor Miss Frances C, tried way back in second grade.