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Author Archives: Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor

Gordon L. Weil formerly wrote for the Washington Post and other newspapers, served on the U.S. Senate and EU staffs, headed Maine state agencies and was a Harpswell selectman.

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America’s culture of political violence

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor August 27, 2022August 28, 2022
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Biased partisans rush to judgment on Donald Trump

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor August 20, 2022August 19, 2022
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Growing political power of women on display in Kansas abortion vote

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor August 13, 2022August 13, 2022
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Governors’ elections could reveal national political tilt

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor August 6, 2022August 5, 2022
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Historic US document could block state anti-abortion efforts

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor July 30, 2022August 1, 2022
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Joe Biden’s Middle East trip revealed struggle between values and interests

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor July 23, 2022July 23, 2022
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Has America lost its ‘shared values’?

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor July 16, 2022July 15, 2022
Congress has ceded its constitutional authority to the unelected Supreme Court.
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Congress has ceded lawmaking power to the Supreme Court

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor July 9, 2022July 8, 2022
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Is Donald Trump an American In name only?

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor July 2, 2022July 1, 2022
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Conventional wisdom wrongly blames Joe Biden for inflation

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor June 25, 2022June 27, 2022
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January 6 hearings reveal true nature of America’s political split

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor June 18, 2022June 18, 2022
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Maine population growth shows changing economic choices

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor June 11, 2022June 11, 2022
A congresswoman addresses the gun debate with photos of mass shooting victims behind her.
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Gun debate raises questions about government and individual rights

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor June 4, 2022June 3, 2022
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Ukraine support raises questions of isolationism for Republicans

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor May 28, 2022May 27, 2022
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Meet a person who isn’t there – absent American voters, workers

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor May 21, 2022May 20, 2022
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Conservative agenda underlies draft abortion decision

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor May 14, 2022May 13, 2022
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Media misses major questions in its quest for ‘breaking news’

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor May 7, 2022May 6, 2022
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Maine Civil War general, President Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s little known advantage over Russia

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor April 30, 2022April 29, 2022
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The West’s new unity should extend to immigration and trade

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor April 23, 2022April 23, 2022
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Vladimir Putin dreams of restoring the Russian Empire

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor April 16, 2022April 15, 2022

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