Boomers, talk to your kids about their inheritance

Columns & Analysis

Published
January 30, 2023

Boomers, talk to your kids about their inheritance

It's natural to want to keep things "in the family" without an outsider privy to it all. But if it means you'll have a more productive discussion, it'll be well worth it for all parties involved.
Published
January 30, 2023

Evidence is mounting that COVID is bad for the brain

The best we can do is be thankful we're still alive and functioning, get a flu shot as well as COVID boosters, wear a helmet for dangerous sports, don't binge drink, and don't waste too much mental energy agonizing about the past.
Published
January 30, 2023

This column may, or may not, cause an allergic reaction

Food allergy sufferers deserve that information, and the FDA can play a large role in providing it.
Published
January 29, 2023

Stan Tetenman: In support of state budget priorities

We are fortunate in Maine that we have legislators from both parties who do their best to work together to find solutions to benefit all of our citizens. Let us hope that spirit of cooperation will provide help to all our citizens.
Published
January 29, 2023

Cal Thomas: Scandal? What scandal?

The White House is caught in an ethical bind. On the one hand it claims classified documents found when an FBI warrant was executed at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort are scandalous, while simultaneously claiming that classified documents found at President Biden's home and at in an old office suite are not a big deal because Biden instructed his lawyers to go get them and inform the National Archives.

Published
January 29, 2023

Austin Bay: Ukraine demonstrates war reserve stockpiles are vital

Congress needs to do its duty and replenish the U.S. munition stockpile.
Published
January 29, 2023

Carl Sheline: Lewiston should embrace and encourage its entrepreneurial energy

The people of Lewiston define our city, and we are known for our gritty, can-do attitude. We persevere, and we do it with creativity and ingenuity, creating a better thriving community for all. That’s the kind of entrepreneurial energy that will drive Lewiston forward.
Published
January 29, 2023

Froma Harrop: We can now call economic terrorists ‘economic terrorists’

People who threaten to blow up an airplane if their political demands aren't met are political terrorists. People who threaten to blow up the economy if their demands aren't met are economic terrorists. Let's not be shy about calling them such.
Published
January 29, 2023

Rich Lowry: Republicans can’t be intermittent fiscal hawks

It's very strange not to seriously pursue a deeply held goal when you have unified control of Washington, then to insist on trying to achieve much of it in one fell swoop when you barely have control of one chamber of Congress.
Published
January 28, 2023

Bob Neal: The Countryman: Sorry, Bub, but you’re not a Mainer

In 43 years, I’ve learned a lot about how to live here. I’ve even been told twice by old-timers to call myself a Mainer. Closest I’ll come, though, is to say that my grandparents and mother are buried in Kennebunk, and that’s almost Maine. But to many Mainers, I’ll always be a flatlander.

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