opinion

Published
July 5, 2023

Maine Voices: It’s as unfortunate as it is true – you can’t make old friends

Despite being complete opposites, Lucille and I thrived together throughout 53 years of friendship.
Published
July 4, 2023

Christine Flowers: Supreme Court decision finally erases legalized discrimination
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July 4, 2023

Elwood Watson: Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling is very revealing
Published
July 4, 2023

Maine Voices: Celebrate July Fourth by encouraging youth civic engagement

Gen Z is the most diverse and most tolerant generation in America’s history. There’s a lot to be gained from working together.
Published
July 4, 2023

Commentary: What makes me a patriot and not a nationalist

True patriotism acknowledges mistakes in an effort to improve, so that one’s country can be the best it can be.

Published
July 4, 2023

Commentary: Affirmative action is radical Supreme Court’s latest casualty

A decades-long conservative goal has been met. A new fight over university admissions is inevitable.
Published
July 4, 2023

Commentary: After loss of rich explorers, let’s think about where we grow from here

If our attention span is large enough for a billionaire’s misadventures, then where else do we owe such attention, resources and care?
Published
July 3, 2023

The Conversation: Military academies can still consider race in admissions, but the rest of the nation’s colleges and universities cannot, court rules
Published
July 3, 2023

Maine Voices: Politicians will not be the people to save our political system

Luckily, most of us aren’t politicians.
Published
July 3, 2023

Another View: Supreme Court right to reject radical independent state legislature theory

The decision should make greedy partisan majorities in state legislatures think twice before trying to engineer an unfair advantage in redistricting or election laws.