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Columns

Published
June 10, 2016

Maine Voices: This privately-owned land should be made for you and me

An erstwhile Mainer reminds that timber companies control much of the state's choice wilderness, but that need not be the case.
Published
June 9, 2016

Maine Voices: USM engineering students giving back through service learning

They gain practical skills while addressing the needs of Portland-area teachers, students and schools.
Published
June 9, 2016

Dana Milbank: Paul Ryan and Co. go on impossible mission to reassure poor blacks

Republican lawmakers' tolerance of a bigoted nominee could mean the loss of nonwhite voters forever.
Published
June 9, 2016

Commentary: Transgender Mainers deserve more than our silence, Maine House speaker says

These members of our community – our children and our neighbors – merit our support for their rights.
Published
June 8, 2016

Leonard Pitts: Allying oneself with a ‘noisy buffoon’ has been known to backfire

House Speaker Paul Ryan's endorsement of Donald Trump echoes a 1933 strategy that led to disaster in Germany.

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Published
June 8, 2016

Maine Voices: Building boom should be rebuilding our state’s middle class. It’s not.

Better pay and a host of other benefits, including safety training, are needed before that will happen.
Published
June 8, 2016

Commentary: ‘Hearing’ on Maine Warden Service conduct a one-sided sham, legislator says

Only two people were allowed to testify, and the oversight committee lobbed them only soft questions.
Published
June 7, 2016

Charles Lawton: As with a child, it takes a village to raise a new business

There are lessons to be learned not only from the birth but also the death rates of Maine businesses.
Published
June 7, 2016

Maine Voices: In Peter DeTroy, Maine and the nation lose ‘titan of legal profession,’ F. Lee Bailey says

But DeTroy left a bountiful legacy, mentoring an active cadre of top-shelf attorneys, says a client who's seen his share of 'top guns' in action.
Published
June 7, 2016

Commentary: Editorial unfairly discounts state’s efforts to combat addiction, top DHHS official says

The agency is focusing on achieving quality results, rather than just getting money out the door.