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Columns

Published
February 8, 2015

Maine Voices: Tax credit helps to fight poverty

Too many families in Maine are ill-prepared for their next financial crisis. The Earned Income Tax Credit can help.
Published
February 7, 2015

Jonah Goldberg: Obama’s comparison of radical Islam to Christianity defies logic

Jihadists – not Christians – have shown that they're capable of medieval barbarism in 2015.
Published
February 7, 2015

Mike Tipping: LePage-authorized Alexander Report was a complete con job, new numbers show

The saga would be almost comical if the study weren't still being used to justify denying health benefits to needy Mainers.
Published
February 7, 2015

Maine Voices: UNE making strides in understanding chronic pain

Grateful to be taken seriously at last, chronic pain sufferers are glad to participate in the research.
Published
February 6, 2015

Maine Voices: Story of our culture’s devotion to caffeine told through roadside litter

The empty soda cans, tea bottles, coffee cups and energy drinks suggest our lives depend on the drug.

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Published
February 6, 2015

Charles Krauthammer: Islamic State’s barbarism threatens to destabilize Jordan

The savage execution of a captured Jordanian pilot will draw Jordan deeply into the Mideast conflict.
Published
February 6, 2015

M.D. Harmon: On evolution, creation and the existence of a higher power

The movie 'Groundhog Day' suggests there's an omnipotent being who cares about whether we are good people, but skeptics aren't convinced.
Published
February 5, 2015

Dana Milbank: Latest Republican effort to repeal Affordable Care Act lacks energy

During much of their 56th try, no more than a dozen of their seats were filled and speakers were scarce.
Published
February 5, 2015

Alan Caron: The media’s problematic handling of ‘Deflategate’ is under review

It's time to throw penalty flags on holding trials in the headlines without the benefit of solid evidence.
Published
February 5, 2015

Maine Voices: ‘Torture report’ rouses reflections on U.S. actions now and during WW II

And Sen. Angus King's statements about torture's efficacy and Japanese prisoners are questioned.