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Published
January 20, 2018

The humble Farmer: In any culture, people figure out whatever it takes to get by

This might involve clubbing woolly mammoths for food or hacking computers at election time.
Published
January 20, 2018

Maine Voices: Candidate in 2008 got ahead of wave of public opinion on pot

Public opinion has shifted, and along with it politician opinion about legalizing marijuana.
Published
January 19, 2018

Commentary: What the Baseball Hall of Fame can teach us about elections

Maine's ranked-choice voting is one method for making the process reflect the electorate's intentions.
Published
January 19, 2018

George Will: Ode to the past overlooks why Americans lost trust in government

David Goldfield says our problems would be solved if Americans would rekindle their enthusiasm.
Published
January 19, 2018

Maine Voices: ‘Protect the Earth and treat everyone with love and kindness’

The father of a Maine climate activist killed during a cross-country walk says America deserves better than hate and short-sighted energy policies.

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Published
January 18, 2018

Dana Milbank: Trump apologists also not recalling the potential cost of hiding the truth

Besides seeing their integrity turn to crap, they also can be viewed as complicit in the president's ugly behaviors.
Published
January 18, 2018

Special case of the ‘Dreamers’ calls for solution based on country’s values

They are fellow citizens in all but name, and we should bring them fully into the American family.
Published
January 17, 2018

Leonard Pitts: Journalists must report the truth, but people must be willing to listen

The industry's responsibility is to provide information, not to enforce the proper use thereof.
Published
January 17, 2018

Maine Voices: Trump’s reported comments on Haiti force us to reckon with who we are

The ignorant and racist remarks ascribed to him lay bare in the starkest terms the choices before us.
Published
January 16, 2018

Commentary: In a sea of Republican cowards, one brave congresswoman spoke up

One wonders what Utah Rep. Mia Love thinks of her Republican colleagues and what that says about their values.