A majority of Americans still oppose direct U.S. military involvement in the war, but they support aiding Ukrainian resistance.
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Elliott Epstein: St. Joseph’s will become a brewpub and continue to be a landmark
We’ve lost a number of prominent historic landmarks to demolition or arson. Thankfully we don’t have to lose another because we need more parking.
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Paul LePage is serving up a fresh batch of malarkey for Maine
The former governor is just getting warmed up for his campaign. Who knows what outrageous claims he’ll make once he hits his stride?
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Federal government has a financial stake in your vaccination status
Taxpayers are footing the bill for those who continue to engage in wishful thinking or reckless denial about the dangers posed by this contagion.
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Supreme Court to decide a key case in separation of church and state
Mixing religion with the muscle and money of state power tends to create a toxic brew of intolerance, persecution and violence.
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It’s time that Boomers clean up the mess we created
In many ways, we’re leaving our country and our world far worse than we found it.
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Despite the recent controversy, we can count on juries
Under the right conditions, a jury remains an honest arbiter and great leveler, perhaps the only one left in society in which the outcome of consequential disputes can be insulated from the corrosive influence of wealth, political power and mass media.
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Jared Golden’s vote against Build Back Better shows strength
Cynics accuse the U.S. Representative of grandstanding for voters in his red-leaning district, but his stance reflects courage, intelligence and integrity.
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Partisan politics help obscure what the Build Back Better Act would build
Democrats squandered months engaging in ferocious infighting with moderates over what would be in the bill and how it would be paid for.
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It’s not so easy to tell when unhinged ideas deserve First Amendment protection
When do words extend beyond the constitutionally protected boundary of expressing opinion on matters of public interest and venture into the unlawful territory of threat and intimidation?