Where most of Lubec saw a bridge, Joel Ross saw a chance to dispel the holiday gloom.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Jim Fossel: Here’s to a productive Maine legislative session. Yes, really.
The Legislature could avoid the hyperpartisanship that cripples Congress if the party in power used some restraint.
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The View From Here: New England oil dealers try ‘concern trolling’
We should ignore pleas by people who profit off fossil fuels to stop the transition to climate-friendly heating.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Recognition needed that first responders face growing mental health toll
I want to develop and maintain a culture where a law enforcement officer asking for help is applauded as an act of courage, says Maine’s U.S. Attorney.
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The Maine Millennial: America is failing the testing test
Two years into the pandemic, it’s still too hard to find out whether or not you have COVID.
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Karl W. Smith: The senator who could rescue Biden’s agenda
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: All too often, business tax breaks don’t work for Mainers
Eliminating loopholes in incentive programs and closing the tax gap between what is owed and what is paid will provide resources to help families thrive.
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Commentary: After 2021 tumult, here’s what it will take to protect American democracy
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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Douglas Rooks: Tuning up for the greatest show of 2022
The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol will produce the biggest show that Washington, and the nation, has seen since Iran-Contra in 1986, and perhaps since Watergate in 1973-74.
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Commentary: Learn to live with COVID instead of trying to turn the clock back
Whether in drug approval or work arrangements, consider how we might adapt to our new normal.