The explosion of communications devices in Lebanon is a clear violation of the internationally established laws of war. What will the moral leaders of our country do?
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Opinion: Finding unity in diversity: a Rosh Hashanah lesson
We often perceive those who seem different as threatening. If we engage with one another, we might discover shared values.
Opinion: State rules on mental health and driving create more questions than answers
Painting this category of disorders with a broad brush is a recipe for chaos and confusion.
Opinion: Let’s not jump the gun on restarting nuclear reactors
The waste disposal problem must be solved first.
Opinion: Beware the protest vote bias
When you enter the voting booth on Election Day, boycotting the viable candidates isn’t going to help. Whether you like it or not, one of them is going to win.
Opinion: We’re a nation of immigrants and we’re opposed to immigrants?
When I hear politicians speaking so disparagingly about our immigrants, I want to cry. I also want to beg them to learn why so many are fleeing their home countries.
Opinion: Lawmakers must continue to prioritize public health over Big Tobacco
As the industry continues to re-create and rebrand its products to protect its bottom line, so must lawmakers work to ensure that tobacco control policies evolve at equal pace.
Opinion: Mainers should open their minds to universal voting
Universal voting dramatically and immediately increases participation; it would make our system of electoral politics more inclusive and more genuinely democratic.
Opinion: Common sense in voting has never been more critical
The priority in elections, particularly this year, should be to support candidates and party platforms that promote the basic cornerstones of a true democracy.
Opinion: Baptist, Black and voting for Harris
My vote for the vice president is not simply a matter of shared religious and racial or ethnic identity.