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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Every student in Maine deserves the benefits of phone-free schools | Opinion
Why would we sabotage their success?
Buckle up, Maine voters, it’s going to be one crazy 2026 | Jim Fossel
The Blaine House is wide open, the U.S. Senate race could be competitive and former Gov. Paul LePage should add some color to the 2nd District congressional campaign.
Zoning must be used to solve Maine’s housing crisis | Opinion
While it’s not a silver bullet, zoning is a critical tool.
National Endowment for the Humanities’ life-changing work in jeopardy | Opinion
If greatness is truly the administration’s goal, it should allow the NEH to continue its work.
Gorham’s deer population is under threat | Opinion
Town officials will drive the protected herd into extinction if they continue on their present track.
To protect democracy, we must hang together | Opinion
Alone we are vulnerable. Together we have strength.
Reason prevails with Maine defeat of school chaplains proposal | Opinion
This bill was not about helping students, but subjecting children to religious indoctrination.
Unravel the fairy tale of Sen. Susan Collins | Opinion
For me, the real story is told in three instructive chapters.
Merideth Norris case reminds us that pain is real — and so is responsibility | Opinion
Where does the duty to relieve suffering end and the obligation to protect life begin? These cannot be rhetorical questions.