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Published
December 20, 2016

Maine Voices: Military spending must be cost-effective and proportional to real threats

Obscenely irresponsible fiscal behavior in Defense Department spending needs to stop.
Published
December 19, 2016

Maine Voices: Come 2030, we’ll see that Trump really did set the world on fire

History will judge harshly those who enabled the election of a dangerous demagogue.
Published
December 16, 2016

The old man and the snow: the final battle

This winter's Great White Bull comes not with whipping winds and big cold flakes, but instead softly, with no battle to be fought and no victory to be won, J.P. Devine writes.
Published
December 15, 2016

Maine Voices: Help stop the harm done by Maine’s underfunding of higher education

We need a broad, bipartisan coalition to advocate for public colleges, which are an asset of all Maine people.
Published
December 14, 2016

The fight against fake news

As a writer and a librarian, I am a fierce defender of the First Amendment but also an ardent advocate of the truth, writes Liz Soares.

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Published
December 13, 2016

Maine Voices: Mainers should shun reviled Briton who campaigned for Brexit

Citing animosity and fears for his family's safety, Nigel Farage says he is considering making a move to Maine.
Published
December 11, 2016

For Waterville man, a journey of identity and belonging

Rien Finch Heidt has faced deep struggles with transgender identity and has found civic belonging in Waterville, Amy Calder writes.
Published
December 9, 2016

Pictures of an indelible moment in 1941

Muffled voices, the smell of coffee, Vicks VapoRub, smoke on the porch — the senses aid recollection of the attack on Pearl Harbor, J.P. Devine writes.
Published
December 7, 2016

Remember, Rachel Carson was right

Climate change is real, despite what your government may tell you, writes Dana Wilde.
Published
December 4, 2016

Behind Waterville guitar notes, a craving for redemption

Michael Pastore, 18, strummed his acoustic guitar and sang his heart out on a recent morning, showing a young man's yearning for purpose and faith, Amy Calder writes.