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Columns

Published
August 7, 2014

Maine Voices: If both sides take certain steps, lasting peace in Gaza is possible

Observing the interaction of Israeli and Palestinian youths renews hope for a solution to the conflict.
Published
August 7, 2014

Dana Milbank: We should celebrate disassociation of whiteness with American-ness

We also would be wise to adopt the pieces of immigrants' cultures that are lacking in our own.
Published
August 6, 2014

Leonard Pitts: Building’s ‘poor door’ supports fiction that net worth equals human worth

Critics of the separate entrance are outraged and call it 'odious,' 'Dickensian' and 'income segregation.'
Published
August 6, 2014

Greg Kesich: Making ‘welfare reform’ about fairness an easier sell to middle class

But the real unfair deal is the huge redistribution of wealth from the poor and working class to the rich.
Published
August 5, 2014

Commentary: As Northwest Passage emerges, it’s time to prioritize Arctic issues

We won the moon race but are only beginning the international race to secure interests in the Arctic.

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Published
August 5, 2014

Ruth Marcus: If Nixon played dirty today, same outcome would be far from certain

Back then, Americans were in consensus that he had to go, but now, some may turn a deaf ear to the truth.
Published
August 4, 2014

George Will: Progressives can’t spot the obvious presidential candidate

Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown has authentic credentials but progressives are fixated on nominating a woman.
Published
August 3, 2014

Maine Observer: Monarch moment is one man’s magic

When a monarch butterfly alights and lingers on your hand, is it attempting to impart a secret of great importance?
Published
August 3, 2014

Barney Frank: Wishing we could fix hot spots doesn’t make it so

We must end the continued annual expenditure of tens of billions of dollars a year in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Published
August 3, 2014

Agree to Disagree: Maybe the truth doesn’t lie in the bear facts

Mainers will have their say on the issue of baiting in November.