In 15 years, we could turn all this horror around. But we have to step off our complacent path, stop burning fossil fuels and start making moderate sacrifices.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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The Maine Millennial: Decriminalize drugs for personal use
We can either punish people who use drugs or we can keep them alive.
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Jim Fossel: Biden speech showed a president lacking focus
This year’s State of the Union would have done better to emphasize areas on which bipartisan agreement already exists.
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Hilary Koch: Marjorie Taylor Greene and I both love our coats
There is a lot to criticize the far-right Republican for. Fashion shouldn’t be one of them.
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Commentary: Cross-border lobster meeting inspires confidence in right whale’s future
After a tempestuous 2022, I was heartened by the dialogue and dedication on display at the U.S.-Canada Lobster Town Meeting.
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Commentary: Keep unspoiled Sears Island as it is – build wind hub somewhere else
Port operators at nearby Mack Point and Estes Head in Eastport are eager to host a site where offshore turbines can be made, assembled and launched.
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Maine Voices: The mail carrier is an infrequent visitor to our house these days
If we had electricity only one day a week, I’m sure Congress would do something about it. Who’s looking into the fiasco created by the postmaster general?
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Maine Compass: Catholic Church should allow priests to marry
That and other archaic rules, such as excluding women from the priesthood, do nothing but harm.
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Douglas Rooks: Welcome to the new Democratic economy
After two years of what President Biden calls “building from the bottom up and the middle out,” the results confound pundits and are ignored by much of the news media.
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Maine Voices: What constitutes news depends on where you get the news
I decided to take media analysis into my own hands and was discouraged by what I found.