The process takes too long, and doesn’t answer the right questions.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Commentary: Does it matter if a man or a woman proposes?
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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.
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.
Commentary: Biden is ending COVID emergency declarations. But the health care worker crisis continues
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Commentary: Taking care of seniors in the next phase of COVID
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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.
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.
Commentary: Aquaculture is fine, but corporate interests are pushing too far
Maine’s cold water, abundant forests of rockweed and talented workforce make it a great place for seaweed aquaculture. That does not mean a “roadmap” of headlong intensification is in the state’s best interest.
Maine Voices: Political bullying of educators must end
The community response to a rapidly changing world requires reflection, not repression. Let Maine take the lead.