Local support will be necessary to reduce the occurrence of nuisance algal blooms, the president of the North Pond Association writes.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Community Compass: Kennebec County recovery center would have made a difference for my son
A bill in the Legislature now would put a recovery center in every Maine county.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Policies to support Maine children, families should be supported by equity and data
The 2021 Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book reveals positive trends as well as key areas of concern.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: To keep Maine families together, stop treating people who use drugs as criminals
L.D. 967, LR 1817 and L.D. 994 would give more people a path to treatment and throw fewer people in jail.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: A Maine state budget passed on time. You got a problem with that?
Republicans in the Legislature say treating the budget as a non-emergency should not be the ‘new normal.’ Why not?
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Insight: Anti-Asian violence is nothing new in Maine
Since arriving in America, people of Asian descent have been a target of discrimination, harassment and violence, even here in Maine.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Douglas Rooks: A time to think anew, and act anew
It’s the time to experiment. Is Augusta ready?
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: For some Maine families, stakes higher than ever as we try to put COVID behind us
With new variants spreading even as vaccination rates are rising, keep wearing masks, socially distancing and limiting non-essential travel.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
RSU 9 school board member: State budget provides certainty in stressful times
RSU 9 and other local governments will be able to do their jobs better because the Legislature passed its budget early, Wayne Kinney writes.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Sen. Hickman: Mainers must have the right to vote in all taxpayer-funded elections
L.D. 231 would let unenrolled voters cast one ballot in the primary of their choice without having to enroll in a political party.