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PublishedJuly 11, 2021
Insight: The tale of Bar Harbor’s ‘Treasure Ship’
At the outbreak of the First World War, a German ship carrying silver and gold bullion tried to find safe harbor in Maine. The arrival kicked off a legal battle for the history books.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2021
Maine Voice: Collins, King should vote to repeal outdated 2002 Iraq war authorization
Maine’s senators have come out in favor of the legislative branch reasserting its authority to declare war. Supporting S.J. Res. 10 is one way to do that.
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PublishedMay 15, 2021
Another View: Two-state solution still the best option
The current violence in the Middle East reflects a stalled ‘peace process.’
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PublishedApril 24, 2021
Another View: As Biden declares an end to the ‘forever war,’ the Taliban declare victory
We fear that peace is the last thing we’ll see in Afghanistan any time soon.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2021
Another View: Afghan peace process needs a jolt
A troop withdrawal deadline looms as Secretary of State Antony Blinken sends a clear signal.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2021
Commentary: An admiral and a novelist want you to imagine a nuclear war with China
‘2034: A Novel of the Next World War’ is fiction that envisions how we could blunder into conflict with Beijing.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2020
Maine Voices: Listening to atomic bombing survivors’ stories is more important than ever
On the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima, we must understand the effects of nuclear weapons and debate their role in our society.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2020
Another View: Military-related grievances still very much relevant
The Founders’ concern about quartering troops takes modern form in defense spending and war powers.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2020
Commentary: War on terror survives Rand Paul’s attempt to end it
Yet the senator from Kentucky is right to point out that Congress is abdicating its responsibility.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2020
Commentary: Coronavirus may become this century’s Second World War
The people who endured the Great Depression and 'the War' have some lessons to share with us.