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Published
July 1, 2020

Sen. Sanborn: Access to affordable health coverage critical to combating, containing COVID-19

The need has never been more apparent than it is now, amid a pandemic and an economic downturn.
Published
July 1, 2020

Maine Voices: Vocal bystanders can help those targeted by hateful words, actions

A swastika painted in front of a Bangor synagogue is just the latest attempt to try to frighten and degrade a minority community.
Published
June 30, 2020

Commentary: Help close the Maine broadband gap – vote for expansion bond

The pandemic has made clear that reliable and affordable internet is a necessity for our livelihood, our education, our health care and our economy.
Published
June 30, 2020

Our View: With abortion ruling, Roberts tries to salvage Supreme Court’s reputation

But Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh don’t live by their pledges to honor precedent.
Published
June 30, 2020

Maine Voices: COVID makes us aware that dining out is about more than a meal

Going to a favorite restaurant involves a social exchange that's hard to replace when the business is closed.

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Published
June 28, 2020

Maine Voices: Black Lives Matter is the latest flower of the Black Radical Tradition

Despite what a recent columnist suggests, BLM does not vindicate liberalism – it exposes and upends liberalism.
Published
June 28, 2020

The View from Here: Revolution on Bastille Day?

The pandemic has overshadowed Maine’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, but it could also affect the outcome.
Published
June 28, 2020

Insight: The nation’s first Black lawyer got his start in Maine

Fighting racial discrimination all the way, Macon Bolling Allen blazed a trail in the legal profession that started with his admission to the bar in Portland.
Published
June 28, 2020

Our View: In Maine, nationwide, COVID exposes built-in racism

It's no coincidence that people of color are far more likely to be infected by the novel coronavirus.
Published
June 27, 2020

Maine Voices: Let us be a Juneteenth nation, not a July Fourth one

Making June 19 our national holiday would be a celebration of when we, as a nation, started taking the Declaration of Independence seriously.