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Published
December 12, 2021

The View From Here: COVID malaise will leave a mark

We are going to learn about the long-term effects of living through a crisis that never ends.
Published
December 12, 2021

Maine Observer: Remembering an old friend

An interview with a witness to history led to a friendship that endured.
Published
December 11, 2021

Maine Voices: Mainers should welcome immigrants home – with furniture

The act of donating gently used items like couches, chairs, tables and beds is simple, but the impact is profound.
Published
December 11, 2021

Commentary: Omicron is already in the U.S. Southern Africa travel bans must end

Our leaders missed a prime opportunity to give South Africa due credit for sharing key public health data while rejecting stereotypes.
Published
December 11, 2021

Commentary: One cheer for another ugly debt-limit deal

The good news: Congress has avoided default. The bad news: Its stupidest law survives.

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Published
December 10, 2021

Commentary: Just mail COVID tests to everyone? Absolutely. My government does it.

Only in the U.S. would it seem to make more sense to have people buy tests, then get reimbursed by insurers.
Published
December 10, 2021

Maine Voices: We must save the world from COVID in order to save ourselves

Omicron should trigger a shift of mindset in the West to start large-scale allocation of resources toward vaccinating the rest of the world.
Published
December 9, 2021

Maine Voices: Learning the right lessons from CMP’s corridor debacle

Fair compensation, public involvement and wise site selection are among what clean-energy projects need to succeed.
Published
December 9, 2021

Commentary: A boycott of the Olympics won’t force China to change

Neither a diplomatic boycott, nor refusing to send American athletes, will improve Beijing’s human rights record.
Published
December 8, 2021

Leonard Pitts: What’s another school shooting when the real threat to kids is a book?

To protect our children, conservatives are devoting an ‘unprecedented’ amount of time to pulling books off library shelves.