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Commentary: How fighting over grammar can help fix a divided America

by Ellen Jovin Special to the Los Angeles Times August 17, 2022August 19, 2022

I’ve taken my pop-up ‘Grammar Table’ to communities large and small. The experience shows that disagreement can be good-natured.

by Ramesh Ponnuru Bloomberg Opinion August 16, 2022August 15, 2022

The Democrats’ crowing over their legislative victories is not persuasive. But it does help them rationalize coming down to earth.

by Laura Stern Special to the Press Herald August 16, 2022August 15, 2022

Solar companies like mine are now eager to increase our investment in the state.

by Betsy Chalmers Special to the Press Herald August 16, 2022August 15, 2022

Listening to Greenlanders tell stories about the dramatic effects of climate change is an illuminating experience.

by Bill Lundgren Special to the Press Herald August 11, 2022August 10, 2022

The ever-present threat of parking tickets drives people away from the city’s downtown. If only we could divert those efforts elsewhere.

by Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times August 11, 2022August 10, 2022

Mounting concern for remote workers’ health and well-being rings hollow.

by Rev. Jesse Jackson Tribune Content Agency August 10, 2022August 9, 2022

Ideologues like Sen. Rand Paul were once an amusing curiosity. Now? They’re simply in the way.

by Kimberly Hamilton Special to the Press Herald August 10, 2022August 9, 2022

By thinking of our state as a vast network of people and ideas, we can fuel its economy.

by Dan Rodricks The Baltimore Sun August 9, 2022August 8, 2022

In a recent speech in Rome, Alito appeared to be proselytizing, essentially calling on Americans of faith to get others to church.

by Jack Jones Special to the Press Herald August 9, 2022August 8, 2022

Traveling internationally as a teacher and a coach, I saw firsthand the need for vigilance – particularly by and on behalf of young people.