The signal from Tehran is that enemies of the regime can be attacked anywhere, even in the U.S., even decades after the regime first put a target on their backs.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Ramesh Ponnuru: Biden’s no FDR. He’s not even Obama
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Maine Voices: Short-term rental proposal shortsighted on islands, elsewhere
The story of my cottage on Peaks is the story of countless island, lake, hunting and fishing cabins all over Maine.
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Commentary: Black teens are oversurveilled, overpoliced and overincarcerated
A new book confirms my own experience: When I made mistakes as a white teen, I was given second chances that my Black students today don’t get.
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Douglas Rooks: Alito’s arrogance may cost the Supreme Court dearly
Now that the shock of the decision is wearing off, it’s worth asking what it means — not for the political process, taking off at warp speed — but for the court itself, the columnist writes.
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Commentary: The U.S. needs a robust national plan for racial justice
Our failure to establish a U.N.-accredited national human rights institution leaves us in the minority.
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Commentary: Maine’s elections should not be decided by dark money, foreign governments
Over the next few months, Maine voters will be subjected to a barrage of ads, many of which will be attacks by out-of-state special interest groups. It doesn’t have to be like this.
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Commentary: How fighting over grammar can help fix a divided America
I’ve taken my pop-up ‘Grammar Table’ to communities large and small. The experience shows that disagreement can be good-natured.
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Scholar Strategy Network: Supreme Court rules against individual liberty
According to the majority of justices, the Constitution may only fully protect men. This terrifies and enrages me, writes a professor at University of Southern Maine.