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Columns

Published
December 3, 2022

Commentary: Maine child sexual abuse survivors must be supported – whenever they come forward

We want fellow survivors to hear this: You are not defined by your abuse. You deserve to be heard and believed.
Published
December 2, 2022

Commentary: Portland’s leaders must begin taking urgent steps to protect our city

The new council is voted in next week. Let’s hope that, to start, they robustly enforce and fund what has been passed by the people.
Published
December 2, 2022

Maine Voices: Statewide crisis of homelessness demands an immediate response

While faith communities have been working with municipalities and nonprofits to alleviate the desperation, state leadership is required to solve widespread suffering this winter.
Published
December 1, 2022

Commentary: Osteoporosis is a public health crisis. It doesn’t have to be

Bone scans allow us to take better control of our health. So why are they so hard to access?
Published
December 1, 2022

Readers respond to reporting on Pennington Mountain find

To mine, or not to mine, that is the question.

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Published
December 1, 2022

Commentary: Sleep is getting more respect – as a way to boost productivity. We need a better mindset.

Rest should be valorized for its contribution to health, wellbeing or the ability to enjoy daily life. All people talk about is the hustle.
Published
November 30, 2022

Leonard Pitts: We owe Holocaust survivors much better than this

Soon, no one will be left to say: This is what happened, this is what it was like.
Published
November 30, 2022

Commentary: It wasn’t luck that allowed me to become a judge after meth addiction

Because I’m white, the criminal justice system showed me mercy and allowed me to build a life. That’s not everybody’s experience.
Published
November 30, 2022

Commentary: Maine should welcome clean, reliable, affordable hydropower

As electricity prices escalate and the legal process unfolds, let’s take stock of the adverse climate and energy changes since the 2021 referendum.
Published
November 29, 2022

Commentary: The world should pressure the Taliban to allow girls a proper education

The Taliban have made hollow promises to follow through on education access, but their actions regularly demonstrate that their end goal is an uneducated society that stifles critical thinking, agency and resistance.