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Columns

Published
January 21, 2016

Commentary: Rep. Pingree joins vital effort to combat food waste, climate damage

Her legislation recognizes the world can throw away less, feed more and have a big impact on the planet.
Published
January 20, 2016

Maine Voices: Portland needs more affordable housing, but appearance matters, too

A project proposed on Munjoy Hill should be redesigned because it fails to blend in with the neighborhood.
Published
January 20, 2016

Greg Kesich: Portland missing big picture on Palmer Spring redevelopment

City Council be advised: The script should call for more housing, not yet another pharmacy.
Published
January 20, 2016

Commentary: Maine’s two senators need to condemn politics of fear in favor of welcoming refugees

As a bill in Congress emerges to block refugees, it's time for Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins to make a declaration of conscience.
Published
January 19, 2016

Maine Voices: Clamor over Casco Bay Bridge privatization is nothing but politics

The contract was awarded to FDI Services Inc. through the normal process, with a notice to contractors requesting bids.

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Published
January 19, 2016

Kathleen Parker: Haley’s gentle rebuke exposes battle lines inside the Republican Party

In a direct shot at Donald Trump, South Carolina's governor calls for civility and communication to win hearts and minds.
Published
January 19, 2016

Charles Lawton: The 1980s decimated stable U.S. corporate model, and workers must deal with fallout

In Maine, this was exemplified by the breakup of the paper companies that had come to define our state's 20th-century industrialization.
Published
January 18, 2016

Maine Voices: Martin Luther King Jr. showed us how to achieve equality and justice

His moral pragmatism drew from our founders' ideals and the certainty that work was required.
Published
January 17, 2016

Cynthia Dill: No debate or dissent a big win for LePage

Lawmakers cop out in failing to at least discuss an investigation of the allegations against the governor.
Published
January 17, 2016

Alan Caron: Good reasons behind deciding against LePage impeachment

Maine lawmakers acted in the best interests of the state, as opposed to our fairly powerless governor.