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Columns

Published
July 2, 2017

Jim Fossel: Ignore the will of the people at your peril

Both parties are leaving themselves open to challenge from all sides.
Published
July 1, 2017

Gina Barreca: To improve life for everyone, stop doing these 12 things

And there is a bonus tip to make life better for ourselves and everybody around us.
Published
July 1, 2017

Garrison Keillor: Dreadful things are afoot, but what goes around comes around

The Senate staffers trying to put lipstick on a cruel House health care bill are spitting into the wind.
Published
July 1, 2017

We should elevate the status of work in the modern economy

Maine's history offers early examples of prejudice against workers who labored with their hands.
Published
June 30, 2017

Easing prisoners’ re-entry to the community leads to a better society

Only quality rehabilitative programs can transform prisoners into functioning members of society.

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Published
June 30, 2017

Charles Krauthammer: If you’re not always going to win, why even play the game?

In sports, the pain of losing is greater than the pleasure of winning.
Published
June 30, 2017

Hannah Pingree: Ranked-choice voting gives voters more voice

Repealing ranked-choice voting would bind us to an election system that remains deeply flawed.
Published
June 29, 2017

In our great country, the joys of health should be experienced by everyone

Wellness includes many factors, but let's start with national health care – and new ways of delivering it.
Published
June 29, 2017

Want a big job done right? Call the government: It has a history of helping

The Republicans' myopic embrace of trickle-down economics can't tackle problems that need big-thinking solutions.
Published
June 29, 2017

Commentary: Gov. LePage misinforms public in push to end land trust tax exemptions

About 95% of the land is already on the tax rolls, and the fiscal impact of taxing the others would be negligible.