Like Independence Day sparklers, the Declaration’s statement of the Founders’ intent to privilege liberty casts a bright light.
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Commentary: States must take steps to break the chains of child marriage
Marriage before 18 is linked to negative health outcomes, poverty and domestic violence, yet only Delaware and New Jersey have outlawed it outright.
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Leonard Pitts: ‘Swatting’ incident could so easily have ended badly
The surprise at the even-keeled police response to a fake report that I’d killed my wife is sad and telling.
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Maine Voices: ‘Comprehensive immigration reform’ won’t resolve migrant crisis
The best way to deal with the surge is to require asylum seekers to apply from home or a third country, not at the border.
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Commentary: Take back the flag this Fourth of July
Singing along, taking a knee, rallying around heroes and advocating for systemic reforms are all as American as apple pie.
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Kathleen Parker: Why young Americans may be conservatives at heart
They’d benefit from a government that removes economic and educational obstacles, promotes school choice and makes marriage more fiscally appealing, studies show.
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Commentary: Democratic candidates Harris, Warren are indeed ‘electable’
Women dominated on both nights of last week’s debates; here’s hoping for a smaller field and other dynamic matchups July 30.
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Maine Voices: Death with dignity gives patients the opportunity to end life on their own terms
Relieving personal suffering shouldn’t entail the risk of prolonging it.
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Maine Voices: Why criticizing Trump doesn’t convince his supporters to abandon their man
Devotion to the president is a religion, and you can’t talk people out of faith.
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Maine Observer: Blossoming into a beach kid
A long love affair with sun, sand and saltwater starts at a very early age.