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Columns

Published
April 25, 2017

Charles Lawton: Hosting company headquarters is more than just good for Maine’s reputation

Such companies appear to have an above-average share of total employment in the high-growth, high-pay occupations that the state badly needs.
Published
April 24, 2017

Maine Voices: When victims realize what is happening, they can leave abusive homes

The 'Aha!' moments are what keep investigators and law enforcement doing their best work.
Published
April 23, 2017

Cynthia Dill: Too many are being strangled by the disability ‘safety net’

Disability benefits often fail to address the real issues: poverty, pain and mental illness.
Published
April 23, 2017

Jim Fossel: Upward Bound decision is federal bureaucracy at its worst

The University of Maine at Presque Isle is excluded over a formatting error.
Published
April 23, 2017

Maine Observer: Brief mud season a harbinger of better times

Spring in Maine is a period of transition, and its signs – returning birds, more daylight, even puddles – bring true joy.

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Published
April 22, 2017

Commentary: Maine needs a reform governor – and the pickings are slim

We have work to do, and we need a leader for our future. Now we just need some reform candidates.
Published
April 22, 2017

Join lobstermen, others concerned with Maine’s environment at climate march in Augusta

Trump's proposed budget cut would slash research programs and even weather service funds.
Published
April 22, 2017

Garrison Keillor: After visit to vast, empty Alaska, it’s the people you remember

Alaskans still relate largely to their own experiences, not those they have read about in the media.
Published
April 21, 2017

Maine Voices: There are common-sense, fact-based ways to fix immigration

Taxpayers are subsidizing big business and a desire for cheap labor at a massive cost to society.
Published
April 21, 2017

Charles Krauthammer: U.S. still has cards to play in North Korean crisis

Tensions are real and growing, but we are not helpless when dealing with the bizarre regime.