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Commentary: Celebrating Kwanzaa in a troubled time

by Kiki Monifa Tribune News Service December 24, 2019December 23, 2019

We would all benefit by learning more about one another, and by embodying this secular holiday’s ideals of happiness, unity and peace.

Op-eds, Opinion

Insight: Think presidential debates are dull? Thank 1950s TV game shows

by Michael J. Socolow Special to The Conversation December 22, 2019December 22, 2019

Winning a televised debate has as much to do with governing as winning a quiz show has to do with intellectual endeavor.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Impeachment is different this time, but the script is already written

by Karen Tumulty The Washington Post December 19, 2019December 18, 2019

There are a few similarities – and one big difference – between 1998 and 2019.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: The free world needs Boris Johnson, Tories to win Thursday

by Hugh Hewitt Special to The Washington Post December 11, 2019December 10, 2019

The British prime minister is committed to free markets and maintaining the military.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Faithful defense of Russia, Putin reflects poorly on today’s Republicans

by Frederic B. Hill Special to the Press Herald December 10, 2019December 9, 2019

They are putting Moscow’s interests ahead of the U.S. Constitution and our historical alliances and allies.

The Forecaster

Coastal History: A lifetime of hard work

by Zac McDorr December 9, 2019

I enjoy reading stories about how children were once expected to chip in and help with the family’s survival. For instance, I recently received a letter and scrapbook about Fred Pecci, Bath’s former arborist. While his immigrant parents were running a produce store in Bath where Mario’s is today, Fred was out looking for free […]

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Why China won’t allow Hong Kong to become another Tiananmen Square

by Jeffrey Wasserstrom Special to the Los Angeles Times December 6, 2019December 6, 2019

Beijing wants to avoid the world media spotlight and keep another iconic image from capturing its brutality.

The Forecaster

Coastal History: German spies on North Street

by Zac McDorr December 4, 2019December 3, 2019

Writing this column has led me to some interesting experiences. After writing about the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway, I was invited out to the railway museum in Alna to take a ride in the train engine. It was a childhood dream come true. After writing about one magical day I spent on Cushing Island […]

Op-eds, Opinion

Insight: Jimmy Hoffa casts a long shadow over unions

by David Witwer Special to the Los Angeles Times November 24, 2019November 21, 2019

Through works like ‘The Irishman,’ the notorious Teamsters president still links organized labor in the public imagination with organized crime.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: In time of turmoil, let’s recommit to our grand democratic experiment

by Joyce Wilson-Sanford Special to the Press Herald November 20, 2019November 19, 2019

May we be as stalwart and smart and creative as the originators of this radical idea of government.