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Columns

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.
Published
August 13, 2023

Commentary: What ‘Oppenheimer’ doesn’t tell us about nuclear material

It’s no accident that people opt for the scientist over the general. I worry that history is lost in the process.
Published
August 13, 2023

The Maine Millennial: A long-term view on climate requires near-term sacrifice

I’m not satisfied that a green-energy future is a priority of an investor-owned Maine power company.

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Published
August 12, 2023

The humble Farmer: I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords – maybe

I like it when ‘Hey Google’ tells me the wash is done or to take the bread out of the oven. I’m less enamored of the capacity to snoop or vehicles that defeat DIY repair.
Published
August 12, 2023

Commentary: What does climate change have to do with migration? More than you think

Many politicians and public officials frame climate migration as one simple story: a threat to national security. There’s way more to it than that.
Published
August 12, 2023

Commentary: Now is the time to clean up our state’s cars and trucks

Maine should fast-track clean car standards and end the sale of new fully gas-powered vehicles in 2035.
Published
August 11, 2023

Commentary: Why Georgia might beat the feds at holding Trump accountable

State crimes are not subject to pardon by the president; the state route is as promising, if not more so, than the federal one.
Published
August 10, 2023

Commentary: Health insurers can’t avoid covering weight-loss drugs forever

Evidence is mounting that drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy not only help patients lose weight but also help prevent heart attacks and strokes.