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Columns

Published
December 8, 2016

Commentary: LePage administration committed to Maine’s disabled, DHHS chief says

Contrary to a recent Telegram report, the agency has actually boosted funding for services to those with intellectual disabilities or autism.
Published
December 7, 2016

Leonard Pitts: Legacy of black faith, hope no longer cutting it as injustices pile up

Monday's hung jury in the trial of Walter Scott's killer is a straw that sorely tests the camel's back.
Published
December 7, 2016

Maine Voices: Attorney general nominee failed to grasp author’s point on Supreme Court confirmations

Sen. Jefferson Sessions' misinterpretation of the premise in a 2002 speech casts doubt on his ability to serve as attorney general.
Published
December 7, 2016

Greg Kesich: Never mind olive branches, mayor, your path to power is politics

Build support for your ideas, listen to colleagues on the council and make deals to form a coalition with clout.
Published
December 6, 2016

Charles Lawton: Trump’s ‘stay or be punished’ game won’t work in the long run

The effective way forward for Maine and the U.S. is not a new taxpayer-funded crony capitalism.

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Published
December 6, 2016

Kathleen Parker: Trump assaults the Constitution and our 1st Amendment freedoms

His condemnation of the media and his pledge to criminalize flag burning are attacks on free speech.
Published
December 6, 2016

Maine Voices: Light up a life by reaching out to older adults struggling with social isolation

The Southern Maine Agency on Aging offers programs to help seniors, but it needs partners in the community.
Published
December 5, 2016

Maine Voices: Trump’s health care policy appears heavy on complexity, light on mercy

Letting the states decide how to insure residents might lead to a cobweb of unwieldy regulations.
Published
December 4, 2016

Maine Voices: Monhegan Island is the wrong place for wind turbines

We face a David vs. Goliath fight over the wind turbine project, but our island is worth fighting for.
Published
December 4, 2016

Maine Observer: Italy tugs at a Mainer’s heartstrings

A trip to Italy reveals what my relatives left behind and what they brought with them to America in 1904.