The ‘Holiday of the Feast,’ which starts Thursday, marks the end of a month of abstinence from food and drink during daylight hours.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine Voices: Ethic of care for the group could strengthen our nation
New Zealand learned from the Native people there and avoided the worst of COVID’s toll. We should heed their experience.
Scott Strom: Don’t put a muzzle on Canadian trade partners
An effort to silence Hydro-Quebec and other companies from our trading partner to the north are just political noise, the Pittsfield Republican writes.
Maine Voices: Legislature should address economic hardship for women
COVID has driven millions of American women out of the workforce.
Paul Mills: In ‘First Franco,” Rooks tells the story of a groundbreaking Mainer
Rumford’s Albert Beliveau Sr. became the first Franco American named to the Maine Supreme Court and one of the first Catholics to occupy the position.
The View From Here: Unmasking a ‘political animal’
Facing a problem that’s bigger than us, trust is a survival tool.
The Maine Millennial: Appreciating a magnetic mom
What can you say about a mother so maternal that even your pets like her best?
Insight: Finding faith in COVID’s uncertainty
Public health protocols may have led to limited attendance in houses of worship, but for many the need for prayer has grown.
Jim Fossel: Maine Republicans should hold the line on new spending
The supplemental budget now under consideration should not be used to permanently expand the size of state government.
Through heart failure, stroke and transplant, a young mother powered on
Tiffany Dunn of Westbrook will celebrate this Mother’s Day like none other.