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Published
August 25, 2019

Another View: Mainers have no obligation to sign people’s veto petitions

No one should support a position with which they disagree just to send the question to the voters.
Published
August 25, 2019

Jim Fossel: Bipartisan foreign policy is not weakness

The Trump and Netanyahu administrations are driving a political wedge between Americans and Israelis.
Published
August 25, 2019

The Maine Millennial: Accounting for pain got lost amid addiction to profit

Drug companies and liquor bottlers can't be expected to regulate themselves.
Published
August 25, 2019

Maine Voices: We have created a culture of fear that needs to change

Lockdown drills won't save children from bullets any more than the 'duck and cover' drills of the 1950s would have saved them from nuclear war.
Published
August 25, 2019

Maine Observer: Rediscovering her roots in Rumford

The community in Maine's foothills was her father's hometown, not hers, yet it opens its doors to a visitor.

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Published
August 25, 2019

Our View: Maine presidential primary should use ranked-choice voting

The most confusing aspect of the system is the on-again-off-again way that it's used in some races but not others.
Published
August 25, 2019

Insight: Learning to combat compassion fatigue

Feeling overwhelmed by tragedy makes many of us think that we can't do anything to help.
Published
August 24, 2019

Maine Voices: Long-buried U.S. nuclear waste would complicate any bid for Greenland

Would the U.S. or Denmark be responsible for cleaning up over 47,000 gallons of Cold War-era radioactive waste?
Published
August 24, 2019

Gina Barreca: Buy Greenland? Life isn’t that kind of game

Being a world leader isn't like playing 'Risk' or 'Clue' – you can't just throw the pieces on the floor and walk away.
Published
August 24, 2019

Commentary: Jay Inslee’s exit shows how bad our presidential selection process is

There's no room for a smart, accomplished governor in a Democratic field full of cranks, crackpots and nonviable contenders.