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Published
February 17, 2022

Commentary: The time for women to run for office is now

The COVID pandemic, rampant inflation and Russia’s involvement in Ukraine give voters plenty of motivation – and female candidates should be motivated, too.
Published
February 16, 2022

Leonard Pitts: Is America a racist country? If you have to ask, you’re part of the problem

If federal jurors conclude that Ahmaud Arbery was shot because he was Black, they’ll go a long way toward helping us see ourselves as we are.
Published
February 16, 2022

Maine Voices: Pay Maine community college instructors fairly before granting free tuition

The economic feasibility of a social good cannot rely on the continued perpetuation of a socioeconomic injustice.
Published
February 16, 2022

Commentary: Parents want this book out of North Carolina high school classrooms. So I read it

The outrage over ‘The Girl Who Fell from the Sky’ is another example of adults not wanting kids to see the world the way it actually is.
Published
February 15, 2022

Maine Voices: Save people like my friend Madison – pass L.D. 1862

Expand Maine’s Good Samaritan law, so others will not hesitate to call 911 when their friends are in crisis.

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Published
February 15, 2022

Commentary: Trump versus McConnell isn’t the real story

Sure, the minority leader would like to diminish the former president’s influence. But he cares much more about winning elections.
Published
February 14, 2022

Maine Voices: Pine Tree Amendment would help both businesses and the environment

The Pine Tree Amendment could help participants in the fishing and other industries ensure their voices are heard in local and state governance.
Published
February 13, 2022

Black History Month: Both Portland and Maine complicit in economics of slavery

Via trade with the West Indies, the labor of enslaved Africans built our state and its largest city.
Published
February 13, 2022

Jim Fossel: We’re actually seeing bipartisan progress on Capitol Hill

The talks on spending and electoral reform may not be sweeping, but that’s exactly why they’re moving ahead.
Published
February 13, 2022

The Maine Millennial: Happy minimalist Valentine’s Day

What do you get for the guy who really doesn’t want anything?