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Columns

Published
May 26, 2016

Maine Voices: It’s not too late for Rep. Poliquin to stop being a bystander and back gay rights

The congressman's stance, at times absurdly contradictory, avoids the issue as much as possible.
Published
May 26, 2016

Commentary: Obama administration’s commitment to transparency quickly turned to stonewalling

Delivering secrecy and opacity doesn't serve the public – and, on top of that, it's just not cool to do.
Published
May 26, 2016

Dana Milbank: Unable to pin scandal on Obama, Republicans go fishing for one

Their target: the head of the IRS, who wasn't even at the agency at the time of the alleged misconduct.
Published
May 25, 2016

Greg Kesich: Here on Earth, Maine suffers with LePage in a world of his own

There seems no antidote to the irrational ravings of this governor who's so isolated from reality.
Published
May 25, 2016

Leonard Pitts: By sustaining futile campaign, Sanders looms as Trump’s useful idiot

Every second the left spends arguing with itself is a gift to the presumptive Republican nominee.

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Published
May 25, 2016

Maine Voices: Our politically correct culture reaches too far to protect transgender rights

The federal edict citing transgender accommodations under Title IX is out of line: What about the rights of the gender-stable who feel unsafe in a locker room?
Published
May 24, 2016

Kathleen Parker: Given the candidates, American voters are facing an unpalatable choice

By default, Clinton holds the higher ground – more molehill than mountain – over Trump and Sanders.
Published
May 24, 2016

Maine Voices: At Hiroshima, Obama should begin leading world back from the brink

Absent debate or action, we are on the verge of an expensive and dangerous new nuclear arms race.
Published
May 24, 2016

Charles Lawton: Without initiation rituals, how do we pass along wisdom?

It is incumbent on our older generation to share what we have learned with Maine's new leaders.
Published
May 23, 2016

Maine Voices: Wealth – or lack of it – needn’t be major factor in determining lifespan

Franklin County offers an example of how a poor area can focus on health to the benefit of all.