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Columns

Published
April 6, 2016

Greg Kesich: Marijuana petition’s rejection highlights weakness in our system

There is a lot of power at play in state questions, and we need more help than a notary can provide.
Published
April 5, 2016

Commentary: Before Rosa Parks there was Claudette Colvin, who deserves presidential recognition

She sat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus months before Rosa Parks; now retired, she is worthy of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Published
April 5, 2016

Charles Lawton: Two innovative programs prepare students for the workforce

A neighborhood youth center in Lewiston and Thornton Academy in Saco teach young people the attitudes and skills they'll need to succeed as employees.
Published
April 5, 2016

Maine Voices: Leaders who plunder Clean Elections fund ignore will of Maine voters

By borrowing from it, governors and legislators threaten the solvency of an initiative meant to lessen the influence of special-interest money on our elections.
Published
April 4, 2016

Maine Voices: School bell should toll at a later opening time for teen students

Teens have biological clocks that are shifted 90 minutes later than those of adults and younger kids.

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Published
April 3, 2016

Maine Observer: Mud season here today, gone tomorrow

However, it reminds us to pay attention to the big picture, as well as the small things that come with life in Maine.
Published
April 3, 2016

Maine Voices: Federal Medicaid expansion funds would help ease drug crisis

Other states are using this health care money to treat addiction and reduce related crime – saving dollars and lives.
Published
April 3, 2016

Alan Caron: Unity is just the ticket for Democrats

Neither Clinton's centrists nor Sanders' 'army of change' can cinch the White House on their own.
Published
April 3, 2016

Cynthia Dill: Trump crowd merely needs to grow up

A message to the white guys who are mad as hell because they can't have it all: Welcome to the world the rest of us live in.
Published
April 2, 2016

The humble Farmer: Brain Awareness Week gives us something to think about

If you missed it, you can prepare for next year's by pondering National Make Up Your Mind Day.