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Columns

Published
June 30, 2015

Kathleen Parker: The mourning after: Take a seat at ‘The Welcome Table’

In the wake of the killings in Charleston, empathy needs to displace our cynicism and guardedness.
Published
June 30, 2015

Commentary: Encyclical reveals Vatican is ill-equipped to assess environmental issues

Nevertheless, the pontiff's proposed 'ecological conversion' should spark much discussion.
Published
June 29, 2015

Maine Voices: Drinking water of Maine families too often contaminated by arsenic

The Legislature should override the governor’s veto of a bill that would help address the problem.
Published
June 28, 2015

Barney Frank: The paradox of partisanship

The excessive partisanship of primary voters sends people to Congress who are averse to compromise.
Published
June 28, 2015

Agree to Disagree: Decision to fire Eves demands further investigation

The Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability should take up the case.

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Published
June 28, 2015

Maine Voices: Lessons to be learned about drought and outdated water-rights laws

Maine is blessed with abundant water, but California provides an object lesson on scarcity.
Published
June 28, 2015

Maine Voices: We must confront our ‘race delusion’

A hard look at history shows how capitalist greed made it necessary to see slaves as lesser.
Published
June 28, 2015

Maine Observer: Needy traveler left a distinct memory

The well-mannered man in a long, black coat insisted he was not 'a tramp,' but a gentleman.
Published
June 27, 2015

Mike Tipping: With Good Will-Hinckley threat, LePage reaches new low

The governor's previous boundary pushing includes nothing as blatant and personal as his action against Mark Eves.
Published
June 27, 2015

Maine Voices: Court’s decision provides sense of normalcy to kids of same-sex couples

Now children of these unions can feel that society supports their parents' legal marriage.