Children are being poisoned by fentanyl, a deadly opioid. Here’s how a family therapist suggests telling kids about it.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Scholars Strategy Network: Maine voters want a new approach on drug policy
As we have escalated the war on drugs, the underlying problem has gotten worse. A survey shows residents are paying attention.
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Jonathan Bernstein: What makes this year’s midterms so hard to predict
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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Jim Fossel: McCarthy’s ‘agenda’ does Republicans no favors
It turns out everything Kevin McCarthy is willing to commit to in policy can fit on one sheet.
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The Maine Millennial: Illegal immigration has America’s blessing
Politicians and big business benefit from undocumented immigrants in different ways.
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Commentary: Is distant-water fishing, an often deadly profession, also among the most violent?
Brutality at sea – and the connection to forced labor on vessels – continues to go unchecked.
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Commentary: Mitigating climate change begins in small towns
Things like microgrids, energy storage and solar panels can increase ever more valuable local self-reliance.
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Douglas Rooks: Bureaucratic delays cut both ways on climate
We can’t meet the challenge of our times under a system marked by regulatory delays.
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Maine Voices: Modernizing U.S. foreign farmworker system isn’t just right – it’s critical
Farmers like us need multi-season access to the same highly skilled workers. Workers need that stability, too.
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Maine Voices: Don’t dismiss fish farms’ threat to our state’s coastal waters
Based on the risks to water quality and sea life, an application for two 60-acre salmon farms off Bar Harbor should be rejected.