As Labor Day nears, let’s take some time to take stock.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Community Compass: Waterville can ‘revitalize’ by lifting up its most vulnerable
A thriving community for all of us requires first and foremost that we act to lift the weight of poverty off the backs of those being crushed by it, a Waterville resident writes.
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Commentary: Scientists love issuing warnings. Here’s one for them.
When it comes to both COVID and climate change, don’t condescend – suggest steps people can take that have a positive impact.
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Lynn Schmidt: The nation’s health may well depend on people getting to know each other again
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (TNS)
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Maine Voices: Let’s take a leaf out of California’s book on clean cars
The Golden State is expected to move forward with ambitious emissions regulation later this week. It sends a signal to the global auto market – and to states like Maine.
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Commentary: My students’ relationship with their phones makes me worry about their future
Heading into my 20th year teaching high school English, I’m more concerned than ever about how digitally dependent our teenagers have become.
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Maine Voices: Current electric vehicle rebates don’t fit the bill
Our state is incentivizing new EV purchases by higher-income drivers rather than helping others get old, inefficient cars off the road.
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The Maine Millennial: Let’s get specific about guns and gun storage
A national campaign for access to safes and trigger locks shouldn’t wait until the next mass shooting.
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Maine Observer: This sub can’t wait to go back to school
Our classrooms need all the help they can get these days. I’m happy to chip in.
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Commentary: What does Afghanistan look like after one year of Taliban rule?
Los Angeles Times (TNS)