The viral videos showing the New Zealand mosque shootings demonstrate the ever-present risk of what happens when technology spins out of control Slowing innovation isn’t the answer, unless we want a return to The Dark Ages. But a day of reckoning awaits the tech industry if it continues to put profits ahead of the public’s […]
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Fewer cars, healthier air should be future of Maine transit
Particularly around southern Maine, our commutes are making us angry and unhealthy.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Treat far-right terror as the threat it is
The deadly attacks on two New Zealand mosques should draw attention to an obvious fact: Terrorists linked to the far right are no less murderous than the Islamist groups that get more headlines and attention from politicians. Western governments shouldn’t be fooled by the skewed headline count; watching white supremacists should be a priority — […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Anti-vaccination parents don’t have right to put others at risk
Students with immune deficiencies, though, do have a right to a safe school.
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Kathy Maxsimic, Portland: The univited guest
Meetinghouse: Now we can laugh
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: Making privilege look like merit
The college admissions scandal reveals a small piece of a corrupt system that reinforces inequality.
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
J. Lauren Sangster: The smell of peppermint can be a life saver
Meetinghouse: Now we can laugh
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: How to cut taxes
Get out and vote for representatives who know how to reduce spending.
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Gale Davison, Waterville: Unidentified object identified
Meetinghouse: Now we can laugh
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: The college admissions process was scandalous long before we learned about celebrity bribes
The indictment of dozens of wealthy parents, including several Hollywood actresses and business leaders, along with the top college athletic coaches they allegedly bribed, tells a shocking story of corruption and deception in college admissions. If the charges are true, these privileged but desperate parents sought to ensure spots at elite schools for their children […]