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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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Having lived one-third of the country’s history, I think we’re in trouble

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor June 26, 2021June 25, 2021
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Trump exploited popular resentment. Biden wants to answer it.

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor June 19, 2021June 19, 2021
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Race theory, religious school funding are now major education battlegrounds

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor June 12, 2021June 11, 2021
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Nationalism grows as world shrinks, affecting Americans

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor May 22, 2021May 21, 2021
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Politicians misuse statistics to make ‘snapshot’ analyses

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor May 15, 2021May 17, 2021
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3 ways to restore Supreme Court balance without ‘packing’

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor May 1, 2021May 3, 2021
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‘Cancel culture’ makes history a weapon in today’s political wars

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor April 24, 2021April 23, 2021
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Unrestrained debt without new taxes means big tax hike later

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor April 17, 2021April 16, 2021
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Biden seeks major spending to build ‘infrastructure,’ but what does that mean?

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor April 10, 2021April 12, 2021
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Trump faces increasing legal pressure, even after Senate’s failure to convict him

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor April 3, 2021April 5, 2021
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Biden seeks big success quickly

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor March 27, 2021March 27, 2021
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Jared Golden, Maine’s Democratic dissenter

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor March 20, 2021March 20, 2021
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Majority rule just a vote away in Congress, but Biden opposes it

Avatar photo by Gordon Weil, Opinion contributor March 13, 2021March 12, 2021

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