The opportunity to see fascinating species thriving in their natural environments draws many of us to national parks, waterways and wildlife refuges every year. Almost as alluring is the appeal of getting the perfect picture that captures an animal’s beauty, ingenuity or charisma. But our Instagram aspirations must not be achieved at animals’ expense. Experts […]
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Jim Fossel: Democrats had better stay focused on Biden
A disastrous debate performance isn’t a legitimate reason to withdraw from the race.
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The Maine Millennial: The true test for couples who are getting serious
Pets, pets, pets.
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Opinion: Struggling businesses cannot absorb existing family leave plan
Maine’s Department of Labor needs to review a plan that would make businesses with existing PFML programs pay twice.
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Opinion: Start enjoying the ‘good old days’ today
Is the entire world really going to hell in a handbasket?
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Commentary: Why legal weed is one of the most successful — yet disappointing — social movements
Cannabis prohibition remains central to America’s failed war on drugs — upwards of half a million people were arrested for a cannabis offense in the U.S. in 2018, accounting for more than 43 % of all drug arrests. But times are changing: Cannabis reform is one of the most successful social movements in recent memory. […]
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Community Compass: Why I am proud to support Pride Month
Clearly, we have much to celebrate. But we must also continue working to make it right.
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Opinion: Court decision elevates municipal concerns over those of the homeless
Maine’s best guarantee of thwarting a crisis of unhoused people is to make sure every municipality has a plan to offer emergency shelter.
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Opinion: Trump’s Big Lie isn’t just a national scourge
If the former president and his allies prevail in November, we’ll need principled local leaders to stand up against malevolence and chicanery.
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Commentary: The surgeon general acknowledged America’s gun violence emergency. Here’s why that matters
Hey, cheer up: The news is not all bad. The federal government acknowledged for the first time last week that gun violence is an urgent public health crisis. You already knew that, of course. We all knew it. But thanks to the gun lobby’s stranglehold on our political class, it’s been nearly impossible to focus […]