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Columns

Published
August 23, 2023

Commentary: Newsom-DeSantis debate would be good for voters – and two ambitious politicians

On top of the obvious entertainment value, a debate like this stands to be way more valuable than your average Republican-on-Republican war of words.
Published
August 23, 2023

Clarence Page: Will the upending of ‘Blind Side’ chill cinema’s ‘white savior’ complex?

We can't let feel-good messaging cloud Hollywood's tendency to have white central characters rescue nonwhite counterparts.
Published
August 23, 2023

Commentary: Whale entanglement is a real problem, one Mainers can help solve

How long before one of the few right whales remaining turns up in Maine fishing gear? Let's not wait and see.
Published
August 22, 2023

Commentary: Maine is not ready for an electric vehicle mandate

When choice is stripped from individuals, free people and free markets lose.
Published
August 22, 2023

Commentary: Women are drinking more alcohol and it’s killing them

Those at the top of the socioeconomic spectrum appear to be driving the trend.

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Published
August 22, 2023

Commentary: Inflation Reduction Act protects Maine’s waters – and way of life

Although ocean conservation and protection is in good hands throughout Maine, more can and must be done.
Published
August 22, 2023

Commentary: Why Brunswick no longer has a Main Street coffee house

Small family-run businesses should not be battlegrounds for labor unions.
Published
August 20, 2023

Commentary: For parents, August is the Sunday of the year. I’m leaning in.

Braced for the onslaught of school and after-school scheduling, I’m reminding myself that I’ll look back on this daily grind someday and miss it.
Published
August 20, 2023

Commentary: No matter what fossil fuel industry says, time for offshore wind is now

Wind in the Gulf of Maine is a resource we can sustainably farm for a long time to come – don’t let anybody tell you otherwise.
Published
August 20, 2023

Jim Fossel: Both GOP and RNC must be firm with Trump

Letting him shirk the pledge to support the party’s eventual nominee – whoever it may be – should not be an option.