Spurred on by the Maine Council of Churches, clergy members prepare to celebrate a ‘Sabbath for Reproductive Justice.’
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Observer: Rick Charette’s music rolls on
The beloved singer/songwriter may retire, but his songs are on the lips of a new generation of parents and children.
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The View From Here: Taking a chance on democracy
Governments are experimenting with randomly selected citizen assemblies to develop public policy ideas.
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Jim Fossel: Democrats need to start thinking small
If they want to get anything done, Democrats in Washington should stop trying to pass sweeping bills that have no Republican support.
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The Maine Millennial: Buddy, can you spare a kidney?
Organ donation may not be on the top of most people’s to-do lists, but maybe it should.
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Maine Voices: We must invest in New England dairy for our collective future
Let’s leverage regional dairy manufacturing to process and sell more local milk; enable public institutions to choose organic and local dairy, and stabilize transportation supply chain problems.
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Union president: Let’s leave politics out of dam relicensing
Despite what their leaders say, Republican legislators have not been supportive “every step of the way.”
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Jay Ambrose: You gotta have heart, maybe from a pig
Eddie Fisher, a terrific singer popular back in the 1950s, came to mind the other day because he crooned, “You gotta have heart, miles and miles and miles of heart,” and I had just read about the first successful heart transplant from a pig to a man. Ultimately, possibly, this extraordinary medical advance could save […]
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Commentary: The first prisoners arrived at Guantanamo Bay 20 years ago. Will it ever close?
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Douglas Rooks: Irish peace could have strange consequences
Peace never seems to sell newspapers like wars and political conflict, but may be more important — a point to remember in our own conflict-filled moment.