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opinion

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January 3, 2023

Christine Flowers: Lying will hurt others and end up hurting the teller, too
Published
January 3, 2023

Elwood Watson: Can the Miss America pageant survive in today’s culture?
Published
January 3, 2023

Maine Voices: A big bipartisan opportunity to strengthen Maine’s democracy

The absence of ranked-choice voting in state elections and the system of unelected constitutional officers deprive Mainers of their right to full and fair government.
Published
January 3, 2023

Commentary: Five major political questions facing America in 2023

From the national debt and the prospect of presidential impeachment to the fate of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, there’s a lot to watch out for.
Published
January 2, 2023

The Conversation: Pope Benedict XVI: A man at odds with the modern world who leaves a legacy of intellectual brilliance and controversy

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Published
January 2, 2023

Commentary: Bookstores are a refuge for freedom of speech while censors wage battle

If you make yourself available to the experience, a bookstore is a magical space, a site of resistance against ‘the attention economy.’
Published
January 2, 2023

Maine Voices: Is America moving toward a new isolationism?

President Biden has pledged that Ukraine will ‘never stand alone’ as it continue its fight. That's not only up to him.
Published
January 1, 2023

Maine Voices: Looking back on 150 years of Emancipation Day celebrations in Portland

Old newspaper reports show us that celebrations of Black freedom and Black activism have a long history in Maine.
Published
January 1, 2023

The Maine Millennial: On proving things to myself in 2022

And setting some goals for 2023.
Published
January 1, 2023

Commentary: Want to modernize Maine’s vehicle inspection program? Eliminate it.

Mainers know the system is imperfect, subject to human error and the wrong incentives. Digitization won’t help.