Limiting affordable access harms regular people trying to enjoy the outdoors, especially in trying economic times.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Tuition-free degrees are a boon for Maine | Opinion
As former governors who believe passionately in the Maine Free College Scholarship, we’re delighted to have Gov. Janet Mills on board with guaranteeing state students a tuition-free community college education.
Platner’s silence on Hamas is deafening — and disqualifying | Opinion
Maine voters deserve a candidate with demonstrated moral clarity, not one manufactured by D.C. strategists.
For Holocaust survivors, Maine offered another version of liberation | Opinion
In the U.S., Liberation Day passes almost without notice. That reflects something about how survivors rebuilt their lives in Lewiston, in Portland: through the slow, private work of keeping something alive in places that had not asked for them.
When crimes become civil, accountability disappears | Opinion
A new state law allowing prosecutors to take certain Class E offenses and charge them as civil violations is wearing on law enforcement.
Shenna Bellows will fight for Maine as governor | Opinion
Bellows champions our ability to govern ourselves.
Graham Platner’s behavior has been unacceptable. I’m voting for him anyway. | Opinion
As we approach this election, we must push to understand the difference between behavior and belief.
AI backlash is deserved, overdue | Opinion
The technology may be a big part of our future, but it’s being built today. We can’t ignore the real-time consequences as the cost of moving forward.
National Democratic backing may be Joe Baldacci’s undoing | Steve Collins
Gaining the support of Capitol Hill insiders is more likely to hurt than help his bid for the 2nd District congressional seat.
Graham Platner’s inexperience is the point | Douglas Rooks
You hardly need me to tell you that this is no ordinary campaign.