A Mainer who served in the Pacific Theater remembers everyone sprucing up for time on liberty – and coming back to tell their tales.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Colby Polling Initiative: How we missed Maine’s independent spirit
We undercounted the number of voters uniquely poised to choose a senator and a president of opposing parties.
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Maine Voices: Democracy rests on poll workers’ slightly stooped shoulders
When the integrity of an electoral count is questioned, these are the people who are being called dishonest. This takes me aback, because poll workers are cautious.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: The election is over, and it’s time to focus on COVID
Americans need a government that works for them, not another month of campaigning.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Proposed Munjoy Hill Historic District will be good for Portland
It will preserve our heritage for the enjoyment of residents and visitors alike as well as for future generations.
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Maine Voices: A nation divided by the stories we believe
We need to accept that we all have our own version of events.
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Jim Fossel: Money fails to win Gideon a Senate seat in Maine
Tuesday shows, once again, that voters favor moderates with strong ties to the state and an identity outside of their party affiliation.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Mills’ mask order right for Maine
The virus could be anywhere, so the only way to fight it is to behave as if it were everywhere.
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Maine Observer: 007 made life easier for Americans named Sean
Sean Connery made what had been an unusual foreign-sounding name as American as apple pie.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
What is it like to have COVID-19? One reporter’s diary, from mild symptoms to a brush with death
A former Press Herald reporter details his experience with the virus.