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Columns

Published
January 29, 2015

Dana Milbank: Republican majority finds it’s not so easy to run Congress

What Boehner calls 'a couple of stumbles' on Capitol Hill amounts to chaos and 'cheap politics.'
Published
January 28, 2015

Greg Kesich: Moral dilemmas on most any issue can make you go bananas

Even a good liberal must see shades of gray on what superficially are matters of black and white.
Published
January 28, 2015

Leonard Pitts: It takes Europe to remind Fox when it’s too sly for its own good

To Americans, it's normal that a news network works as the propaganda arm of extremist ideology.
Published
January 28, 2015

Maine Voices: Exclusivity would make Portland Co. difficult to live with

Proposed zoning changes should be dependent upon the developer ensuring some affordable housing.
Published
January 27, 2015

Kathleen Parker: Without the voices of women, it’s a one-sided conversation

Pope Francis was plenty clear about that: 'Women are able to see things with different eyes' than men.

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Published
January 27, 2015

Commentary: It’s time to rein in needless restraints on Americans’ lifestyles

Not all regulations are unwarranted, but too many rules are crafted to regulate individual choice.
Published
January 27, 2015

Another View: Nuclear security program was money well spent after Cold War

The experience of the bipartisan Nunn-Lugar program showed how to stop the spread of nuclear weapons.
Published
January 27, 2015

Maine Voices: Our schools need to learn the ABCs of energy efficiency

It's disheartening to see how many schools in the state literally burn money using outdated boilers.
Published
January 26, 2015

Maine Voices: DHHS should investigate every report of child sex abuse – and quickly

The department's current practice of discretionary assessment may leave some victims vulnerable.
Published
January 25, 2015

Barney Frank: McConnell claims credit for economy

The reason, he bizarrely asserts, is that people knew that the Republicans were going to take power in the November elections and ramped up their buying, selling and manufacturing accordingly, because help was on the way.