Anyone who expected the Supreme Court to give clear guidance on the extent to which former President Donald Trump can be tried (and tried and tried) for the crimes of which he has been accused must surely be disappointed with the complexity of what the justices decided in Trump v. United States. The case was […]
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Opinion: Trump underestimates the goodness that connects us
The candidate’s campaign to dehumanize immigrants must be forcefully resisted.
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Maine Compass: Biden’s accomplishments put him far ahead of his lying, immoral opponent
If overlooking one bad night is not enough for people to understand the difference between the two candidates, we are in bad shape as a country.
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Opinion: Authoritarians want power. Please don’t sit this election out
The stakes are high, and the whole world is looking on.
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Opinion: Help teens to better understand gender, sexuality
An adolescent’s job is to figure out where they fit in the scheme of life. Our job as adults is to support that process.
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Opinion: Summer reveals weakness of students’ Gaza protests
I didn’t think the disruptive, unethical agitation would be sustained. I was right.
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Opinion: Beware the antiabortion ‘clinic’ in Maine
Legal but unethical, crisis pregnancy centers’ maneuvers can be misleading and dangerous.
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Opinion: Law students demand solutions to Maine’s Sixth Amendment crisis
We urge the local legal community to react with respect for the fundamental constitutional rights of all. The future of our work depends on it.
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Opinion: Support of Trump leaves me stumped
Why do so many decent and well-respected people support this candidate?
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Commentary: Biden bumbles, Trump lies and we all lose
There were many firsts attending Thursday night’s mud wrestle between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. It was the earliest presidential debate in history. The first between two candidates of such a ripe age. The only one ever pitting the occupant of the Oval Office against the man he ousted. But for anyone who’s paid even […]