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Published
December 8, 2016

Whether in war or politics, arrogance results in bad decisions

Both the Japanese in WWII and Hillary Clinton underestimated their opponents to their peril.
Published
December 8, 2016

Commentary: LePage administration committed to Maine’s disabled, DHHS chief says

Contrary to a recent Telegram report, the agency has actually boosted funding for services to those with intellectual disabilities or autism.
Published
December 7, 2016

Leonard Pitts: Legacy of black faith, hope no longer cutting it as injustices pile up

Monday's hung jury in the trial of Walter Scott's killer is a straw that sorely tests the camel's back.
Published
December 7, 2016

Greg Kesich: Never mind olive branches, mayor, your path to power is politics

Build support for your ideas, listen to colleagues on the council and make deals to form a coalition with clout.
Published
December 6, 2016

Charles Lawton: Trump’s ‘stay or be punished’ game won’t work in the long run

The effective way forward for Maine and the U.S. is not a new taxpayer-funded crony capitalism.

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Published
December 6, 2016

Kathleen Parker: Trump assaults the Constitution and our 1st Amendment freedoms

His condemnation of the media and his pledge to criminalize flag burning are attacks on free speech.
Published
December 3, 2016

Garrison Keillor: Maybe a Trump presidency is what God intended, after all

If God could make a donkey talk, he might make this moose a halfway decent president.
Published
December 3, 2016

Obama: The time for Congress to act on the opioid epidemic is now

The House has voted, and now it's the Senate's turn to pass the 21st Century Cures Act.
Published
December 2, 2016

Charles Krauthammer: After a mere 25 years, the triumph of the West is already over

Repose presupposes a fantasy world in which stability is self-sustaining without the United States. It is not.
Published
December 2, 2016

M.D. Harmon: Outpouring of fake news on the left deserves attention

Man-made climate change and Castro's patriotism are two recent examples of intentionally false narratives.