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Published
November 23, 2016

Commentary: Where have all the judges gone? Unfilled seats on the federal benches obstruct justice

Congress needs to stop dawdling and restore a functional judicial branch by approving new judges.
Published
November 22, 2016

Charles Lawton: The difference between marketing and governing is facts

Voters will soon render their judgment based on their jobs, homes and paychecks.
Published
November 19, 2016

Garrison Keillor: Smoke has cleared, and battered Americans are still standing

Our president-elect will now spend his days mired in politics, while the rest of us get on with our lives.
Published
November 19, 2016

Commentary: Twenty-two of the times Michelle Obama endured personal attacks

The first lady was faulted for everything from diet to daring to note that slaves built the White House.
Published
November 18, 2016

Commentary: Mainers do not support Paul LePage, his causes or his candidates

This should be a reality Maine legislators remind themselves of in these last two years of his term.

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Published
November 17, 2016

Dana Milbank: Whether he admits it or not, Trump is making America hate again

The president-elect has an obligation to distance his fledgling White House from the alt-right.
Published
November 17, 2016

Commentary: Fight for reproductive health access will not abate

Planned Parenthood plans a vigorous defense of women and girls in New England and around the world.
Published
November 16, 2016

Greg Kesich: Gut check shows nation beset by a widening great divide

One era ends and another begins, and no one should even try to predict what the future holds.
Published
November 16, 2016

Maine Voices: Tiny condos, apartments fit the big picture of Portland’s housing needs

So how about giving developers incentives to build small units that many folks so desire?
Published
November 15, 2016

Commentary: Blame road design for pedestrian fatalities

As the death of a Lewiston child shows, we can no longer tolerate high-speed streets in populated areas.