At the outbreak of the First World War, a German ship carrying silver and gold bullion tried to find safe harbor in Maine. The arrival kicked off a legal battle for the history books.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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The Maine Millennial: Historical reckoning begins at home
We can’t change what happened in the past, but that doesn’t mean we should ignore it, my own family history shows.
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Maine Voices: Don’t let pandemic year drag our high schoolers down
A new C* grade for full-year online or hybrid classes would allow Maine students who struggled during 2020-2021 to graduate on time.
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Maine Voice: Collins, King should vote to repeal outdated 2002 Iraq war authorization
Maine’s senators have come out in favor of the legislative branch reasserting its authority to declare war. Supporting S.J. Res. 10 is one way to do that.
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Commentary: To prevent crisis, infrastructure bill must include America’s care economy
Unlike the fundamental framework of roads and bridges, Sen. Susan Collins says, home-based care is ‘not infrastructure.’ The evidence suggests otherwise.
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Tom Waddell: Supreme Court decisions clear way for discrimination
The decisions by justices are more appropriate for a theocracy than a democracy.
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Maine Compass: Investments in early learning will strengthen Maine’s future
Maine currently has two promising opportunities to invest in our state’s future by making high-quality early education accessible to more of our youngest learners. One opportunity is Gov. Janet Mills’ proposal to invest $10 million in grants for expanding public pre-kindergarten programs, with a focus on partnerships between schools and community providers, and an additional […]
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Bill Nemitz: A philanthropy bets the farm on kids from rural Maine
The deep-pocketed Lerner Foundation is spending all it has on its Aspirations Incubator.
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Another View: Cyrway fought abortion with integrity, courage
Weeks have passed since L.D. 1225 failed to pass the Judiciary Committee on May 18. A second attempt by Sen. Scott Cyrway resulted in another defeat on June 16, despite his valiant efforts in representing precious innocents and L.D. 1225 with integrity and courage on the floor. The House voted against the bill 77-64, while […]
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Maine Voices: Landmark new Maine law more fairly allocates products’ real costs
Gov. Mills should sign L.D. 1541, so towns and cities won’t have to keep picking up the tab for product disposal and recycling.