Investment in evidence-based approaches can help guide our rural communities out of crisis.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Jim Fossel: So you can’t fight inflation. How about not adding to it?
When it comes to tempering the cost of living, President Biden could have done a whole lot more by doing a whole lot less.
Commentary: If we’re serious about moving to clean energy, Maine needs Pine Tree Power
Thanks to our natural resources and our tradition of self-reliance, Maine could become a regional clean energy powerhouse. The transition must work for everyone.
Sen. Rick Bennett: Should we call this case Frey v. Frey?
A subpoena by the Maine Government Oversight Committee to obtain the DHHS records of four slain children highlights a conflict of interest between two branches of state government.
Maine Voices: LePage an antithesis to Mills’ weakness and fecklessness
Does anyone really think Gov. Mills represents Maine’s best interests?
Maine Compass: Revitalizing Waterville should include addressing the housing crisis
Investment in the city’s housing stock will only help the city grow, but leaders have to act to get it done.
Commentary: A nightmare looms for Dreamers. Evangelical Mainers want our U.S. senators to act.
My faith compels me to speak out on behalf of those who are vulnerable.
Douglas Rooks: Doing public power the right way
Making huge expenditures for transmission and distribution wires may not be the best use of inherently scarce public funds.
Maine Voices: On childhood terrors and real dangers
Because the brinksmanship of the Cuban Missile Crisis played a large role in my childhood, I have a hard time thinking of nuclear annihilation as an abstract idea.
Commentary: More clean energy is coming to Maine. Where we put it matters.
The realities of climate change mean we must transition to renewables quickly – that doesn’t mean we can’t do it thoughtfully.