We can’t undo the murder and theft that Maine’s settlers brought to its native population in the past, but we can show respect to the native nations that survived.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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The logistics of care: Nourishing the Midcoast | Opinion
Hunger does not take a day off, even in the scenic towns of Bath and Brunswick. Local organizations and volunteers continue to step up to help those in need.
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Susan Collins has turned her back on women | Opinion
They should send her a reminder at the ballot box this November.
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What Paul Revere and John Hancock would admire about a Maine town meeting | Opinion
I believe this is grassroots democracy at its finest.
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Maine has nothing to fear by welcoming data centers | Jim Fossel
We need development that adds value to our state and fits with our values. A moratorium is the wrong move.
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Let’s never take Maine’s night skies for granted | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
Light pollution is a problem that fortunately has not yet interfered with one of the things that makes living here special.
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For patients throughout Maine, price cap legislation is just what the doctor ordered | Opinion
Families should not be forced to make difficult — even impossible — decisions about whether to buy food and fuel or health insurance.
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Will ranked choice voting be expanded in Maine? | Opinion
The question is before the courts. The system is not without its deficiencies.
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Maine’s young people are ready to talk politics. Are you? | Opinion
Please trust us to be the capable, critical and motivated citizens we are.
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Troy Jackson is committed to rejecting dark money | Opinion
We must elect those candidates who show by their actions that they will only be anointed by and beholden to the people.