The price of natural gas is the primary reason that electricity prices have soared. Natural gas represents 47% of New England’s power generation, nuclear 31%, renewables 12%, which actually includes burning refuse and wood, and hydropower 10%. It’s important to note that nuclear plants are old and are likely to phase out. Not only is […]
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Anthem president: We’re working to protect health care affordability
The insurer is committed to coming back to the negotiating table, and it hopes MaineHealth will join them, Denise McDonough says.
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Maine Voices: Can We? Project students provide an example for the rest of the country
Our hope is increased for a future where respectful disagreements lead to productive discourse that once again grounds a well-functioning American democracy.
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Matthew Yglesias: If Canada’s conservatives can say YIMBY, why can’t America’s?
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Maine Voices: A deluge of voices makes it harder to listen
Fair minded people have trouble navigating a debate where it’s so easy to attack.
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Commentary: Is my drug copay coupon a form of charity — or a bribe?
Kaiser Health News (TNS)
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Hilary Koch: A bipartisan failure to lower the cost of life-saving insulin
Democrats and Republicans should be ashamed for putting on a show while leaving Americans in the lurch.
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The View From Here: Understanding history of Ukraine
The country that’s the center of the world’s attention right now has been at the center of world events for a long time.
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Bill Nemitz: Generosity for its own sake? Now that’s the ticket.
Who was that man in the pizza line? And why did he leave everyone smiling?
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Maine Voices: Let’s seize opportunity to boost the health of our state’s rivers
With incoming infrastructure funding, Maine should prioritize dam removals over dam repairs and technical fishways.