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Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Voices: More effort must be made to protect children in state care
Meaningful reform of the state’s Office of Child and Family Services will require input from people who have firsthand experience of its workings.
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Tom Waddell: Publishing graphic photos might change debate on guns
The public should see what these weapons were designed to do.
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Commentary: Closing schools should be the last option in a pandemic
Education losses might have been justified if it could be shown remote learning saved children’s lives. It can’t.
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Douglas Rooks: Supreme Court punts on crucial Central Maine Power referendum ruling
Important, and seemingly endless, legal battles remain unresolved after the court’s head-scratching ruling on the NECEC line.
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Commentary: Eradicating the ‘forever’ from ‘forever chemicals’
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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Commentary: More workers are trying to unionize. Support will be crucial to their success
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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Maine Voices: The next American climate disaster can be averted
A huge oil drilling project known as Willow is set for the North Slope of Alaska. The plan makes a mockery of U.S. climate commitments.
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Another View: Closing of Harlow art gallery is a tragedy
Without the Harlow, there will be no place for local artists to show their work prominently, yet inexpensively.
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Commentary: Maine is already a world leader in seaweed aquaculture. The only way is up.
In order for more fishing communities to grow kelp and improve the oceans, we’ll need Mainers’ help.