The Maine real estate market is rough for anyone without a big income.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Jim Fossel: Maine Gov. Mills trying to make up for uninspiring track record
In what’s shaping up to be a good Republican year, the Democrat risks having to run on what little she’s accomplished in her first term.
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Another View: Imagine if whites were treated like the Wabanaki
Sometimes it is difficult to understand and empathize with another person or group regarding an incident or serious long-term predicament or injustice. To walk in someone else’s shoes, it requires personalizing the issue. With that in mind, please imagine yourself, family, friends, and all white people as victims of a very aggressive and brutal group […]
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Rep. Mike Perkins: Corridor could have helped with high electricity prices
It may still. But for now, we’re stuck with paying high rates to out-of-state and foreign companies.
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Maine Compass: Flavored tobacco sales ban will hurt minority-owned businesses
We pray that lawmakers consider the crippling impact a statewide ban on the legal sales of flavored tobacco will have on our businesses and the people we serve, an Augusta store owner writes.
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Maine Voices: We have an opportunity right now to make families stronger
Maine should invest in services to support parents and ensure that children can grow up in safe and nurturing homes.
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Reps. Colleen Madigan and Paul Stearns: We must act to improve recovery services in Maine
Substance use disorder in Maine is reaching higher rates than ever before, with the number of lives lost rising steadily since 2014. This has been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many people turning to substances as a way of coping with these stressful times. That’s why we are proposing a bill before the Maine […]
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Douglas Rooks: Business taxes gone with the wind
Over the last few decades, businesses have made off with the federal, state and local taxbase.
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Maine Voices: For Putin, sport is more than a game
Now is the time for the world athletic community to take drastic measures to isolate Russia, its autocratic leader and his enablers.
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Maine Compass: Is L.D. 1673 an appropriate path to affordable housing?
The proposal may work for Maine’s more urban communities, but it won’t work for everyone.