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Columns

Published
September 16, 2015

Leonard Pitts: Elegy for a suicide victim becomes an elegy for so much more

There is something distinctly modern about a pastor's shame tied to invasion of privacy.
Published
September 16, 2015

Maine Voices: Maine has the tools, grit to eliminate state’s quiet crisis of child hunger

But the hurdles of filling out applications and the stigma that some feel need to be surmounted.
Published
September 16, 2015

Commentary: Study gives pause about effectiveness of increased classroom computer use

In most cases, teachers are better off imparting universal concepts and reasoning skills.
Published
September 15, 2015

Kathleen Parker: With nothing to lose, Bobby Jindal tells the truth about Trump

When one of the lowest-ranking candidates attacks the leading candidate, he gets attention.
Published
September 15, 2015

Commentary: Exploiting tragedy to demand more gun control impedes real solutions

Expanding background checks is not the answer – we need to fix the broken mental health system.

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Published
September 15, 2015

Maine Voices: Question 2 threatens not just 58 Fore St. project but city’s great potential

This ordinance will have unintended consequences that will hurt every neighborhood in Portland.
Published
September 14, 2015

Maine Voices: National epidemic of opioid overdose does not exempt senior citizens

Older adults and their caregivers should obtain the lifesaving medication naloxone, or Narcan.
Published
September 13, 2015

Maine Voices: Civil disobedience begins at school

A dress code imbroglio at Bangor High School leads to a debate about sexism, inequality and discrimination.
Published
September 13, 2015

Charles Lawton: Happiness is not 2 kinds of ice cream; it’s made up of facts and feelings

Maine would be wise to explore the meaning of 'The Way Life Should Be.'
Published
September 13, 2015

Maine Observer: Cooking is messy, especially in a cafeteria

A junior high student got an education – but also got paid – as a lunch lady.