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Columns

Published
September 29, 2016

Dana Milbank: Trying to tie down-ballot Republicans to Trump could backfire

A study finds that linking other Republican hopefuls to Trump in some cases actually hurt Clinton.
Published
September 28, 2016

Leonard Pitts: Our country faces another civil war – on a battlefield of ideas and ideals

Donald Trump represents a threat to our union, and his backers resent the diversity and change that mark a new era.
Published
September 28, 2016

Maine Voices: Facts show why we all – and Topsham voters – should move to cut plastic bag use

A proposed bag fee in Topsham discourages using plastic, which poses hazards , as well as paper bags that consume resources.
Published
September 28, 2016

Greg Kesich: Nation could learn from Maine’s election of ‘widely reviled buffoon’

The state's experience with Gov. Paul LePage shows that hiring someone to run government who hates government does not work.
Published
September 27, 2016

Charles Lawton: Engineers play critical roles in the future of our state’s economy

While we'll need them to fill open jobs, their real value comes in creating new jobs and resources.

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Published
September 27, 2016

Commentary: For healthy, productive adults, focus on foundation of early childhood, legislator says

The Maine Children's Caucus is dedicated to bipartisan, creative solutions to ensure our state has proven, solid policies to give all our kids a chance.
Published
September 27, 2016

Maine Voices: Referendum questions put new laws on a dangerous fast track

None of these proposals should be allowed to pass, or we can only expect more risky laws in the future.
Published
September 26, 2016

Maine Voices: History lesson vindicates students protesting national anthem

As Justice Fortas wrote in 1969, children don't shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse door.
Published
September 25, 2016

Maine Observer: Dog teaches cat owner some new tricks

Breezy, the big black Lab, introduces her owners to sights and smells they never noticed in their Kennebunk neighborhood.
Published
September 25, 2016

Alan Caron: PUC favors conglomerates over Mainers building energy independence

The Public Utilities Commission dutifully reflects Gov. LePage's incomprehensible energy policy.