A soul-crushing sight met PETA fieldworkers one frigid February day: Minnie, a black pit bull who had spent her short, miserable life chained outside, was dead. Her bone-thin body was still tethered to a tree when they found her. Five other dogs on the property were chained, penned or both, like prisoners, but they were […]
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Ramesh Ponnuru: Strengthen the child tax credit before expanding it
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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Maine Voices: Whether or not it’s protected by the First Amendment, racist is as racist does
Whatever its root, the proliferation of racist rhetoric helps to normalize it, intensifying racist violence and the oppression of minorities.
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Maine Voices: Our community radio stations should be treasured
If you ask me, the radio star is alive and well in our state.
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Commentary: How conservatives can reunite post-Trump
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TNS)
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Maine Voices: Debate over Bowdoin fields and PFAS has lost its way
The relevant acronym isn’t PFAS – it’s NIMBY.
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Maine Voices: Police-worn body cameras can restore faith in criminal justice
The 2014 killing of Michael Brown by a police officer resulted in calls for mandatory use of body cameras. Momentum has since dropped off. Why?
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Commentary: Police chiefs dial 911 — law-and-order pols need to answer
Tribune News Service (TNS)
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Commentary: Child sexual abuse survivors must be supported – whenever they come forward
We want fellow survivors to hear this: You are not defined by your abuse. You deserve to be heard and believed.
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Hilary Koch: Rallying around sports can make us blind
As the World Cup in Qatar shows, it’s too easy for fans to wave away bad behavior.