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PublishedApril 13, 2013
Bowdoin College’s lack of focus, diversity highlighted in report
The National Association of Scholars' report on "diversity at Bowdoin College" (my alma mater) has been out for more than a week now.
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PublishedApril 12, 2013
At best, only purpose of tighter gun laws is to make us feel better
The biggest obstacle to the Obama administration's push for tighter gun control may be its own best argument: Newtown.
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PublishedApril 9, 2013
Oops! Obama forgot to think before speaking
"The world is full of guys," Corey Flood says in the classic 1980s film "Say Anything." "Be a man. Don't be a guy."
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PublishedApril 9, 2013
Lower drinking age to 18 to make Maine’s laws fairer
Two clients of mine recently made the newspaper, but not by choice. They are dormitory roommates here at the University of Maine at Farmington and both are 19 years old. Both are also excellent students who had never been in trouble of any kind.
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PublishedApril 8, 2013
Maine should accept federal funds for Medicaid expansion
I was proud to vote for the Affordable Care Act, and it continues to make a difference for Mainers.
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PublishedApril 7, 2013
Gun-toting NRA security guards soon a common sight at schools?
The National Rifle Association's security guards gained notoriety earlier this year when, escorting NRA officials to a hearing, they were upbraided by Capitol authorities for pushing cameramen.
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PublishedApril 7, 2013
Why is border security before immigration deal an anathema?
Is a bipartisan immigration deal at hand? It's close.
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PublishedApril 7, 2013
Constitution should be constant no matter which way wind blows
As I often said at the time, my prospects of election to the U.S. Congress in 2008 rested precariously on the hope that Mike Michaud would defect to North Korea with top secret plans for a turbo-charged fork-lift.
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PublishedApril 7, 2013
We need rules of etiquette for texting
As I watch people text in public -- head down, earplugs in, oblivious but still shuffling forward à la "The Walking Dead" -- I can't help but wonder when we'll see a news story about one of them strolling into traffic and being run over.
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PublishedApril 6, 2013
While faith shines in TV series, Christians fare worse in real world
Last Sunday's concluding episode of "The Bible" on the History Channel finished off a 10-hour miniseries that contrasted in interesting ways with a recent think-tank study about the actual treatment of the active faith it depicted.
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