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Columns

Published
January 8, 2017

Mental health services save lives

Scientific evidence shows improved outcomes for patients whose schizophrenia is caught by early diagnosis.
Published
January 8, 2017

Maine Observer: Trying to break the language barrier

Learning another language is supposed to make a person's brain work better, so why does it make us feel so dumb?
Published
January 7, 2017

I don’t get what’s the big deal about sports

I sure don't understand how this fascination with sports leads to colleges giving fired coaches $3 million.
Published
January 7, 2017

State’s propping up harness racing industry makes less and less sense

More money for retired horses would be nice, but perhaps not having retired horses at all is the answer.
Published
January 7, 2017

The humble Farmer: Televangelist Jim Bakker has a second coming

Here he is again, the old master of the broadcast con, still peddling books from a screen in my living room.

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Published
January 6, 2017

It’s time for a new approach to trade agreements

A test of Donald Trump's position will be if he calls off negotiations for more TPP-style trade deals.
Published
January 6, 2017

Commentary: Attorney general nominee greatly distorts his record on civil rights cases

Sen. Jeff Sessions played almost no role in prosecutions and has a long record of working against those important rights at every turn.
Published
January 6, 2017

Charles Krauthammer: U.S. faces tough strategic decision as North Korea threat grows

With the unpredictable country close to having the ability to destroy an American city by missile, we can't just hope it doesn't happen.
Published
January 5, 2017

Dana Milbank: To have some hope of unity, you need a measure of honesty

It would appear Trump's campaign manager shares her boss' view about the definition of truth.
Published
January 5, 2017

Commentary: What have we learned about American economy during Obama’s term?

Job creation seems resilient in the short term, but rates of participation, wages are still lagging.