President Biden’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan has redefined what our greatest threat is.
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Leonard Pitts: Sept. 11 changed us – but not for the better
The terrorists succeeded beyond their dreams in inflicting damage on this country.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Effort to bolster health care can be ‘engine of opportunity’ for our state
Developing innovative ways to attract, train and reward dedicated caregivers is just as critical as filling new office towers and labs.
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Commentary: Americans who say they pay income taxes are probably lying
Even in normal times, nearly half of U.S. households pay nothing to the federal government. It may be time to institute a minimum rate.
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Leonard Pitts: We can’t be caught unprepared for the threat from the radical right
A failure of imagination – the inability to conceive – made the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks possible. That is a mistake we cannot afford to repeat.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Paul LePage’s alternative COVID facts
It doesn’t take much imagination to see what the pandemic would have been like with a different governor.
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Insight: ‘Forever war’ started long before Afghanistan
The era of American military intervention in the Middle East and Central Asia to support undemocratic and corrupt regimes started with Lebanon in 1958.
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The Maine Millennial: Republicans shouldn’t tolerate legislator’s Nazi reference
State Rep. Heidi Sampson’s ugly and specious analogy is being ignored by the leaders of her party.
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Jim Fossel: Biden at fault for Afghan chaos
You can both agree with the president’s decision to withdraw and strongly oppose the way he did it.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The Maine reason we must act on climate, enact carbon cashback
Sens. Collins and King could be pivotal in the best chance for meaningful climate legislation in over a decade.