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Columns

Published
March 21, 2015

Kelsey Goldsmith: It’s no surprise that it snows in Maine – even on school days

A bill to keep Maine public school students an hour later for 50 school days this year is no solution.
Published
March 20, 2015

Charles Krauthammer: With or without Netanyahu, no peace in our time in the Mideast

This generation of Palestinian leadership has never and will never sign its name to a final peace settlement dividing the land with a Jewish state.
Published
March 20, 2015

M.D. Harmon: No surprise that Americans don’t trust their government

If government tells us something's important, but its heralds are frequently unreliable, no wonder its warnings aren't taken seriously.
Published
March 20, 2015

Maine Voices: More can be done to meet the demand for lifesaving organ donations

Over half of the adults in Maine have signed up, but misconceptions are holding back many other people.
Published
March 19, 2015

Commentary: Ending MaineCare coverage for methadone is not what any good doctor would order

Far from saving public money, the proposal would carry hidden costs, including Mainers' lives.

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Published
March 19, 2015

Alan Caron: Proposed Maine right-to-work legislation is simply bad business

Unions have their problems, but there's a reason they exist: They protect workers from abusive employers.
Published
March 19, 2015

Maine Voices: Disney’s latest ‘Cinderella’ forgets that a passive superstar makes for a grim fairy tale

Even the slipper motif perpetuates the widespread feminine beauty ideal of small feet.
Published
March 18, 2015

Leonard Pitts: It’s easy to stop saying ‘climate change’ when your head is buried in sand

The Florida governor's ban on global warming vocabulary is a way to avoid a debate he can't win and doesn't want to have.
Published
March 18, 2015

Maine Voices: Cuts to revenue sharing would hurt libraries in towns already struggling

Communities where libraries are the most important lifeline are also communities that would have to cut services to balance their budgets.
Published
March 18, 2015

Greg Kesich: Inputs, outputs and other signs of higher education’s real value

A roommate, a meal plan, a seat in a lecture hall – and prestige – may be what we really pay for.