After a lengthy, unusual and at points downright odd set of proceedings, Oxford County Sheriff Christopher Wainwright kept his office when Gov. Janet Mills declined to use her authority to remove him. Mills accepted recommendations on May 13 from former Supreme Judicial Court Justice Donald Alexander, who she appointed to hear charges brought by the […]
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Opinion: Different thinking needed to restore Maine’s Atlantic salmon
FERC’s record of supporting restoration of sea-run fisheries is abysmal. The last Atlantic salmon population in the country deserves better.
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Commentary: The government must do more for older Americans facing homelessness
As Donald Trump and President Joe Biden continue their 2024 campaigns, Americans are asking difficult questions about aging: What does it mean when each nominee is over the age of 75? How will the impacts of aging affect their abilities to serve? Meanwhile, those on the frontlines of America’s homelessness crisis are facing the aging […]
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Opinion: DHHS record demands independent outside audit
The agency appears to operate as though it is above the law – and not even required to follow even its own rules.
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Scholars Strategy Network: The global climate crisis and the presidential election
The stakes could not be higher, nor the contrast between presidential candidates more stark, than in climate strategy.
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Tom Waddell: Maine’s fight to protect reproductive care far from over
You can make a difference in November’s election.
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Opinion: Maine needs to hold big polluters accountable
The climate crisis is a collective problem that requires collective action. By holding major polluters accountable, we can ensure a fairer distribution of the costs associated with climate adaptation.
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Commentary: Trump’s hush money trial will go to the jury soon. What’s the most likely verdict?
After 20 days, 22 witnesses and intermittent courtroom fireworks, the evidence in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial is all in. The case will soon be in the hands of the jury. Who holds the advantage at this critical juncture? My assessment, after attending much of the trial in person, is that it’s the […]
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Opinion: Memorial Day reminds us to set aside what divides us
Stop and take time to appreciate the freedoms purchased by so many American lives.
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Opinion: How one lifelong voter was made
A fond memory reminds me that it’s always necessary to vote – especially in the coming election.