President Biden has pledged that Ukraine will ‘never stand alone’ as it continue its fight. That’s not only up to him.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Voices: A big bipartisan opportunity to strengthen Maine’s democracy
The absence of ranked-choice voting in state elections and the system of unelected constitutional officers deprive Mainers of their right to full and fair government.
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Maine Voices: CMP is an albatross around the neck of Maine businesses
It doesn’t have to be this bad. The opportunity to replace Central Maine Power with a nonprofit consumer-owned utility must be seized.
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Maine Compass: How to use clean energy to beat inflation
Just before the mid-term elections, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act. It includes money-saving subsidies intended to transform our economy from fossil fuels to clean energy sources, while reducing our nation’s emissions 40% by 2030. The shift will result in cost savings for all who take advantage. Better yet for the federal deficit, the subsidies […]
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Commentary: 2022 was a good year if you are a mainstream Republican
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Commentary: Finally, some promising news on opioids for patients in severe pain
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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Ramesh Ponnuru: Family-friendly federal policy should be a priority
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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Commentary: Want to modernize Maine’s vehicle inspection program? Eliminate it.
Mainers know the system is imperfect, subject to human error and the wrong incentives. Digitization won’t help.
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Jim Fossel: Chinese threat has to be countered
Past efforts at partnership and cooperation are now hard to fathom.
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From the publisher: New year. More work to be done
Dear reader, I hope you had a peaceful and relaxing holiday. At the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal, we enjoyed a little downtime after another remarkable year of news coverage. We are committed to reporting on the stories important to our communities. The new year always brings “top ten” lists of everything so it’s no […]