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Columns

Published
February 4, 2015

Leonard Pitts: Denying existence of mental illness risks dangerous decline in treatment

Stigmatizing those who seek help for disorders could lead to more mass killings by unstable people.
Published
February 4, 2015

Maine Voices: Scientific facts contradict group’s ‘very high risk’ label for American eel

In 2012 Maine recorded its highest-ever level of new eels entering the population, and the numbers remain positive.
Published
February 4, 2015

Greg Kesich: Presidential hopefuls shouldn’t waver on mandatory vaccines

Some are offering general support for vaccines while wrongly suggesting their use should be voluntary.
Published
February 3, 2015

Maine Voices: Proposal to require vaccine ‘counseling’ a slap in the face of parents

Maine has no right to interfere with families' decisions to forgo all or some of the doses that schools require.
Published
February 3, 2015

Commentary: NFL still drops the ball when it comes to domestic violence

A Super Bowl commercial and Roger Goodell's posturing don't really count as progress.

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Published
February 3, 2015

Kathleen Parker: Palin deserves better than scorn from the party she served

Republicans handpicked and then sacrificed the fair maiden on the altar of political expedience.
Published
February 2, 2015

Maine Voices: Shifting state taxes from income to sales long overdue, Katz says

As it stands, we Mainers own the proverbial cow, and our 27 million annual visitors get the milk for free, the senator says.
Published
February 1, 2015

Barney Frank: Reacting to Republicans’ speech reaction

While my partisan and ideological feelings have not changed with my retirement, my role has. I accept willingly the responsibility as a columnist to temper my advocacy with more neutral commentary. Since I wrote critically last week about the Republican response to the economic successes America has had since President Obama came into office, I […]
Published
February 1, 2015

The headlines you didn’t see, thanks to ‘Deflategate’

Ethan: I assume your flight to Arizona was uneventful and your seats are acceptable for the big game today? Phil: Indeed it was, and yes, they are. I’m so eager for the game to start. What a great birthday present from my family to be here. Ethan: Your birthday? That’s right. You turn the big […]
Published
February 1, 2015

Commentary: Workers, get off your chairs

Ever since the shift away from farm labor, office workers have stood up against sitting all day.