The poet’s essay “Democratic Vistas” is right for our current moment.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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The Maine Millennial: A rude awakening to a bitter reality
In the wake of Trump’s election victory on Tuesday, I’m sad and scared. Mad, too. This guy? Really?
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Jim Fossel: Continued minority status a blessing in disguise for Maine Republicans
With the state facing an almost billion-dollar budget shortfall in the forthcoming biennium, GOP legislators should just sit back and relax.
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Opinion: This is an obvious time for a centrist party in America
It wouldn’t be easy, but it would be worthwhile.
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Opinion: Mainers agree: Dark money has no place in politics
Maine is worth protecting, and America is still an idea worth fighting for.
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Opinion: Business community must fill leadership gap on climate
With climate deprioritized under a new Trump administration, business leaders must step up.
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Opinion: Prioritize both the humanities and the workplace
Job training cannot come at the expense of an education.
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Commentary: The only thing bigger in this election than Trump’s comeback is the media’s self-own
Everyone loves a comeback story. Maybe that’s all there is to Donald Trump’s otherwise unbelievable victory over Vice President Kamala Harris and the most well-financed campaign in U.S. history. Or maybe it’s nothing more complicated than election fundamentals: Too many Americans think the nation is on the wrong-track. It’s the economy, stupid. In the coming […]
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Commentary: Foreign interference is now the norm, and it could fuel more violence under Trump
While there have been no credible claims of fraud contributing to Donald Trump’s victory on Tuesday, and the vote does not appear to have even been close, the election was marred by foreign interference, a commonplace occurrence in every U.S. election since 2016. There was a steady stream of disinformation and multiple attempts by Russia […]
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Opinion: With Trump’s victory, it’s mourning in America
The outcome of Tuesday’s election felt to me like a punch to the gut.