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Columns

Published
August 16, 2023

Commentary: Conservation can help nature weather forces of change in Maine

A plan to set aside 3,000 acres of forested land in Piscataquis County will protect wildlife, jobs, recreation and more.
Published
August 16, 2023

Clarence Page: Why #MontgomeryRiverfrontBrawl gained new meaning in Black conversations

A racially tinged melee involving the Alabama city’s usually peaceful riverboat ride has opened up a national conversation, thanks to social media.
Published
August 16, 2023

Commentary: Trump’s Georgia indictment has a smoking gun

Fulton County DA Fani Willis’ indictment of the former president and his collaborators relies on an evidentiary trail that leaves little doubt about fraudulent conspiracy.
Published
August 15, 2023

Commentary: Increased security a must for nation’s election workers

Oregon, Colorado and Maine enacted or increased penalties for threats against election workers. But a nationwide threat requires a nationwide response.
Published
August 15, 2023

Commentary: With Maine governor’s veto, farmworkers were again denied their basic economic rights

We’re concerned that the stakeholders group Mills has set up won’t give farmworkers the state minimum wage and protection from excess overtime they deserve.

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Published
August 15, 2023

Commentary: Beware the ugly side effects of social media’s ‘beauty filters’

Eating into young people’s self-esteem and driving us to contemplate plastic surgery, these AI-powered filters are bad news.
Published
August 14, 2023

Commentary: A Newsom-DeSantis debate might not be a sideshow

The sophomore class looks to be preparing for the jump to varsity.
Published
August 13, 2023

Jim Fossel: Social conservatism must chart a new course in Maine

If hot-button causes are to succeed, support for them cannot come from the Republican Party alone.
Published
August 13, 2023

Insight: COVID’s summer resurgence resists easy answers

Attributing an increase in cases to people moving indoors doesn’t make much sense. What does?
Published
August 13, 2023

Commentary: Match rhetoric of Indigenous sovereignty in Maine with reality

The tribal bill vetoed this year would have done a lot for the Wabanaki people, though not enough.