Bearing part or all of the cost of their own supervision, eligible prisoners could be released and placed in jobs to support their families, make restitution and pay taxes.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Why America’s schools are getting more political
The parties’ ways of discussing education reflect a larger difference in how they perceive social relations in America.
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Douglas Rooks: Review of the use of deadly force by Maine police falls short
The process takes too long, and doesn’t answer the right questions.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Does it matter if a man or a woman proposes?
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Mandate for group homes could devastate Maine’s recovery community
Requiring recovery residences to spend money on installing sprinkler systems means that far fewer will open and some will close – all amid an overdose crisis and a housing shortage.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Tom Waddell: Lovers of religious freedom fight back
In a number of recent decisions, the Supreme Court has favored Christian nationalists ideals, against the edicts of the First Amendment.
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Commentary: Biden is ending COVID emergency declarations. But the health care worker crisis continues
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Taking care of seniors in the next phase of COVID
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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Maine Voices: Will travel for lobsters – all the way from Philadelphia
These longtime summer visitors to Bailey Island have been known to drive nine hours back home with one dog, four kids and 20 live crustaceans.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Young people must understand the risks of high-potency marijuana
Almost seven in 10 Maine teenagers think it’s safe to use marijuana once or twice a week.