Banning neonicotinoids is not the answer because they are not the problem, a Somerset County commissioner writes.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Voices: Citizenship for Dreamers is an overdue immigration reform
Nine years since the creation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival, 700,000 of our neighbors have uncertain status under the law.
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Commentary: Big Food wants us addicted to junk food. New brain science may break its grip
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Maine Compass: Restore Maine’s place as bastion of wild, native fish
A recent state proposal puts too much attention in harmful fish hatcheries, the chairman of the Maine chapter of the Native Fish Coalition writes.
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Maine Voices: Young Mainers will be inheriting the grid – we would like to own it
If we’re going to increasingly rely on electricity for our basic needs in the future, consumer ownership, not investor ownership, is the way to go.
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Jim Fossel: Senators, not Senate rules, make laws
Liberals complain about the filibuster, but repealing it would likely have little impact on the development of policy.
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The Maine Millennial: Making something amazing out of what’s old, broken
What do my old birth control implant and my new celebration-of-sobriety tattoo have in common? Read on and I’ll tell you.
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The View From Here: Making sense of the ‘Take this job and shove it’ economy
Employers are trying to fill openings, but employees are quitting at record rates.
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Rep. Jennifer Poirier: Profit-driven utilities not working for Maine
The Pine Tree Power bill would create energy independence for the state, the Skowhegan state representative writes.
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Maine Compass: Worker shortage in central Maine comes from many factors
The lack of affordable rental properties and reliable transportation are just two reasons keeping people from working, writes The Rev. Maureen Ausbrook.