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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Wounds of Trump years run deeper than politics. Are we ready to heal?
The United States of America still has to reckon with the darkest eras of its past and to inclusively and equitably reconstruct what America can and ought to be.
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Watching democracy come unglued
The assault on the U.S. Capitol looks unpleasantly familiar to an expert in Balkan politics.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: What pro-Trump insurrectionists share – and don’t – with the American Revolution
The revolutionaries also embraced conspiracy-driven violent direct action – but they would have opposed installing one man in power at the expense of the people’s sovereignty.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Shattering of Capitol’s sanctity demonstrates our nation’s fragility
Everyone who truly wants to protect our founding principles must stand up now for unity and justice.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
The astounding brilliance and abiding joy of Mozart
In ‘Mozart: The Reign of Love,’ Jan Swafford persuasively argues that Mozart was not the tragic figure he’s usually portrayed as.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: 2020 was difficult; it was not the worst year ever
We have ways to give comfort to each other that previous generations never had, and our COVID timetable is far better than the disease scenario they faced.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside Table: Gov. Mills is definitely not reading for escape right now
Bet you want to know what books are on her nightstand!
Posted inLocal & State
Congress backs Sen. Collins’ measure for women’s history museum
Two new Smithsonian museums for the nation’s capital included in year-end funding bill, including one Collins has sought since 2003.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Food, Review
At once fascinating, fun and scholarly, ‘Gin’ distills appreciation for an enduring quaff
Shonna Milliken Humphrey has written a memoir, a novel and now an ode to gin.