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Columns

Published
November 22, 2014

Maine Voices: Preoccupation with numbers a disastrous formula for preserving USM

Qualitative values that distinguish universities cannot be captured by the accountant's calculus.
Published
November 22, 2014

Port City Post: Guess what’s coming for dinner? My suggestions seem inadequate

The men in my life are feeding us, and I am grateful. Happy Thanksgiving, boys.
Published
November 21, 2014

Maine Voices: Lack of resources compromises delivery of mental health care

The focus should be on offering early identification and intervention services, not on forcing treatment.
Published
November 21, 2014

M.D. Harmon: Clumsy comments by MIT economist Gruber reveal truth about Obamacare

The adviser to the White House knew that some financial provisions of the health care reform law were deceptive.
Published
November 21, 2014

Charles Krauthammer: China gets a 16-year pass before beginning to cut carbon emissions

This climate agreement is the most one-sided deal since Manhattan sold for $24 in 1626.

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Published
November 20, 2014

Alan Caron: Last election had a hidden message for Maine’s leaders

Seeking to boost the economy, voters supported every one of the small-business and innovation bonds.
Published
November 20, 2014

Dana Milbank: Even populist Democrats can’t buck dependence on rich people’s cash

Supreme Court rulings like Citizens United and McCutcheon have made small donors less relevant.
Published
November 20, 2014

Maine Voices: For grieving children, sorrow and anxiety take no holiday

No child who loses a parent or sibling can 'get over it' in a set time period – or ever.
Published
November 19, 2014

Leonard Pitts: What people do in the name of God

The killing of Peter Kassig and courage of his parents show the extremes.
Published
November 19, 2014

Maine Voices: Portland needs a fair, reasonable, enforceable noise ordinance

The current allowable decibel limit can only favor those who want to blast away with impunity.