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Columns

Published
August 15, 2017

Commentary: President Trump shows that he’s quick to back down

On issues from the Russia sanctions to Charlottesville, he'll eventually cave to pressure and wind up supporting what he'd earlier rejected.
Published
August 15, 2017

Renegotiating NAFTA: Don’t expect normal and don’t rule out collapse

If the talks starting this week with our neighbors don't go well because Trump's long-running dislike of trade deficits, China may benefit most.
Published
August 14, 2017

Maine Voices: Secure border would prevent deaths of those now seeking illegal passage

The number of aliens who die in the desert would be lower if they didn't think they could reach the U.S.
Published
August 13, 2017

Maine Observer: Beach to Beacon is the way a race should be

Take it from a nonracing spectator who has made watching the race an annual family tradition.
Published
August 13, 2017

Analysis: What Kim Jong Un really wants

North Korea's dictator wields his weapons to keep his grip on power and to force the U.S. to negotiate on sanctions and leave him alone.

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Published
August 13, 2017

Cynthia Dill: Rob Gomez makes losing honorable, as rulers make winning look scary

This is a season of nice guys finishing first in Maine, but apparently not elsewhere.
Published
August 13, 2017

Jim Fossel: Venezuela crisis bears watching

The U.S. has to be cautious with this major trading partner, but has moral and strategic reasons to oppose its government.
Published
August 13, 2017

Alan Caron: The nation needs Susan Collins

As Maine's Republican senator decides whether to run for governor, she should take a hard look at the state of her party and at her influence in Washington.
Published
August 13, 2017

Another View: Nixon’s record of accomplishments is worse than Trump’s lack of one

While still a candidate, Nixon undermined Vietnam War peace talks, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths.
Published
August 12, 2017

Garrison Keillor: Class reunion takes stock in ordinary goodness of life

Donald Trump has been making front-page news for months, but among my old classmates, not a word.