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I Remember When Rock Was Young
-What the music of Elton John meant to a closeted teenager in 1970. My NYT column for 11/25/70
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The Long Shadow of the Reagan Years.
-How 1980 brought us to 2020. A memory of leaving home, and the month the country changed. My NYT column…
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It’s Not Easy Being an Optimist in Maine
-We have late-spring storms and high-stakes Senate races. But we also have lobster and Patty Griffin.
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Will You Leave the Country if Trump is Re-elected?
-A generation of Americans prepares to flee. My NYT column for 9/30/20.
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The Most Powerful Man in the World Thinks My Family is ‘Less Than.’
-The Fight for Equality isn’t over, and can most definitely still be lost.
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What Donald Trump Could Learn From Jimmy Carter
-The one-termer club doesn’t have to be so bad, Mr. President.
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The Doggiest Days of Summer Demand Gin and Tonics
-They’re refreshing and ridiculously easy to make, and come with just enough bitterness to help you get through this miserable…
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I’m a Lip Reader in a Masked World
-There are ways to accommodate people like me. But if our collective pandemic experience has taught us anything, it’s that…
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Mainers Are ‘Disappointed” Too, Susan Collins
-Maybe we’ve been expecting too much of her all along. My NYT column for 7/8/20.