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Category: The Point

Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor, The Point

I’m a furloughed park ranger. Good thing my job taught me survival skills.

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor January 4, 2019

This is my fourth government shutdown in my federal career. The first three we could see coming, and we had a clear idea of how long they would last. This time was different.

Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor, The Point, Wires

Democrats’ struggle over masculinity in an election 50 years ago is still playing out today

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor November 16, 2018November 15, 2018
Posted inNation, News, The Point

Have things changed since Anita Hill accused Clarence Thomas?

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor September 28, 2018
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor, The Point, Wires

Violence against the media isn’t new — history shows why it largely disappeared and has now returned

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor September 14, 2018September 14, 2018
Posted inThe Point, Wires

Climate change is beginning to disrupt the planet’s seasons

Avatar photo by Bloomberg July 20, 2018
Posted inHealth, The Point, Wires

Health insurers are vacuuming up details about you — and it could raise your rates

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor July 17, 2018
Posted inBDN Maine, Opinion, Opinion Contributor, The Point

What the Second Amendment really meant to the Founding Fathers

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor February 23, 2018
Posted inBDN Maine, Opinion, Opinion Contributor, The Point

Why I will never carry a gun in my classroom

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor February 23, 2018March 28, 2018
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor, The Point

Want safer, healthier Maine schools? Hire more nurses

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor February 23, 2018February 23, 2018
Posted inBDN Maine, Politics, The Point

Trump’s new problem: There’s growing talk of a downturn in 2019

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor February 17, 2018
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor, The Point

I’m an Iraq War veteran. The military doesn’t want or need Trump’s parade.

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor February 9, 2018February 8, 2018
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor, The Point

A century ago, progressives were the ones shouting ‘fake news’

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor February 9, 2018February 8, 2018
Posted inPolitics, The Point

What Mainers need to know about the latest ranked-choice voting twist

Avatar photo by Michael Shepherd February 5, 2018
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor, The Point

Is warming in the Arctic behind this year’s crazy winter weather?

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor February 2, 2018February 1, 2018
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor, The Point

Yes, Trump can fire Mueller. But a normal president would know not to try it.

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor February 2, 2018February 1, 2018
Posted inPolitics, The Point

That upcoming Democratic rout? Suddenly, it’s looking far less certain

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor February 2, 2018February 1, 2018
Posted inPolitics, The Point

How Trump may end up expanding Medicaid, whether he means to or not

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor February 2, 2018February 2, 2018
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor, The Point

Spanish use is steady or dropping in US despite high Latino immigration

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor January 26, 2018January 25, 2018
Posted inPolitics, The Point

Potential citizenship question in 2020 Census could shift power to rural America

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor January 26, 2018January 24, 2018
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Contributor, The Point

Reaching rural America with broadband internet service

Avatar photo by Opinion Contributor January 26, 2018March 28, 2019

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