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History

Published
July 24, 2023

Commentary: How we got endless summer breaks from school – and what we can do about it

Our kids went to school in the summer when the nation was young. With the right approach – and the right people to teach them – they can do so again.
Published
July 24, 2023

Another View: Despite vows to reverse them, changing Army base names has noble purpose

Defense leaders rightly support removing names honoring the Confederacy because they want to rid the military of racism and discrimination.
Published
July 20, 2023

Commentary: Barbie is more than a longtime feminist flashpoint

Together, in the 1960s and ’70s, we weathered the societal upheavals that roiled women’s lives.
Published
July 11, 2023

Maine Voices: Jimmy Carter has always been true to the standards he set for himself

The man I first met at the Eastland Hotel in 1975, very early in his campaign, has inspired me throughout my life with his grace, integrity and compassion.
Published
July 5, 2023

‘You knew everyone in town’: Lifelong Gorham resident reflects on his 100 years

John Alden, who will be 101 in September, remembers picking strawberries for 2 cents a box and operating a ski tow on the family's land with his father.

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Published
July 4, 2023

Commentary: What makes me a patriot and not a nationalist

True patriotism acknowledges mistakes in an effort to improve, so that one’s country can be the best it can be.
Published
June 25, 2023

The Maine Millennial: You think queerness is a fad? Think again.

I’m more and more proud of the bravery and grit of my lesbian grandmothers.
Published
June 11, 2023

In ‘Red Hands,’ a close-up tale of life under Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. It’s not pretty

Ceausescu and his wife wrecked the lives of their countrymen - and their own family. For a spell, their daughter-in-law and grandson laid low in Old Orchard Beach.
Published
June 10, 2023

Maine Voices: ‘Woke’ should not be a four-letter word

Being aware of how we have treated and still treat other people in our society is so important to our society's evolving that it should be honored, not vilified.
Published
June 4, 2023

Luis Alberto Urrea discovers the wartime magic of the ‘Donut Dollies’

The prolific author imagines the World War II heroism of his mother in a new novel, 'Good Night, Irene.'