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Columns

Published
October 8, 2015

Dana Milbank: Inclusive talk may hurt campaign of conservative Republican Kasich

In a presidential race that's fought in the gutter, the term 'compassionate conservative' becomes an epithet.
Published
October 8, 2015

Maine Voices: Abrupt minimum wage rise to $15 would harm Portland’s economy

When employers cut hours, staff and benefits, and raise prices, no one gains from the higher minimum wage.
Published
October 7, 2015

Leonard Pitts: Jeb Bush’s ‘stuff happens’ suggests mass shootings are unavoidable

But this 'stuff' doesn't happen everywhere with the numbing frequency that it does in the U.S.
Published
October 7, 2015

Maine Voices: Like roads and bridges, water infrastructure is critical to daily life

'Imagine a Day Without Water' is a national project about systems that carry the lifeblood of civilization.
Published
October 7, 2015

Greg Kesich: Like a foraging moose, Portland grows, slows and grows again

A few years ago, critics chided our city as stagnant. Now they lament as growth begins to take root.

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Published
October 6, 2015

Commentary: Health care can’t help but suffer when the human touch is lost

Medicine has surrendered its autonomy and become an employee of the monied interests.
Published
October 6, 2015

Maine Voices: Identifying, treating troubled boys could prevent next mass shooting

One way to encourage men to be more empathetic is to be more empathetic toward men.
Published
October 6, 2015

Kathleen Parker: Speaker candidate reveals Republican Party’s New McCarthyism

Can Kevin McCarthy still say the Benghazi investigation wasn't politically motivated?
Published
October 5, 2015

Maine Voices: Transition plan necessary to reduce recidivism rates among ex-cons

The get-tough-on-crime ideology may be politically popular, but in the real world it has not worked.
Published
October 4, 2015

Barney Frank: Questions without answers

I miss being able to ask various political figures questions that they find inconvenient. I rarely had the power to compel them to answer – I was never much of a fan of issuing subpoenas. But unsuccessful attempts by my political opponents to answer questions they wished I hadn’t asked were at least widely publicized. […]