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Commentary: What I learned at my 40th college reunion

by Nancy Gibbs Special to The Washington Post June 21, 2022June 20, 2022

No one can avoid sorrow forever, but time has mercy all its own.

by The Editorial Board June 19, 2022June 20, 2022

The holiday that celebrates the end of American slavery is also a reminder of how far we have to go.

by Jim Fossel June 19, 2022June 18, 2022

Following their leader’s misdirection, Democrats are getting lost as they search for ways to counter it.

by Samira Mehta University of Colorado Boulder June 19, 2022June 25, 2022

A scholar of religion writes that views on abortion differ not only among major religious traditions, but within each one.

by Charlotte Agell Special to the Telegram June 19, 2022June 18, 2022

The children are watching, a teacher pleads, and they can see we are not keeping them safe.

by James H. Maier Special to the Press Herald June 18, 2022June 17, 2022

Justice Scalia’s landmark gun rights decision did not permit any person to have any gun in any place.

by Jazmin Kreimer Progressive Media Project June 18, 2022June 21, 2022

Freedom and equality are values that Americans associate closely with our national identity.

by Andrew Reiner The Baltimore Sun June 17, 2022June 16, 2022

Prefabricated gender roles get in the way when men want to do the important and fulfilling work of raising their children.

by The Editorial Board June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

LePage bullied his way through 8 years as governor. Do voters really want a replay?

by The Rev. Richard Killmer Special to the Press Herald June 17, 2022June 16, 2022

Congress should repeal permission to drill for oil and gas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before the next round of leases is granted in 2024.