We write to publicly acknowledge the generosity of longtime local philanthropist Robert J. Fuller Jr. and to thank him on behalf of the City Council and our community for his kind-heartedness in general and for his most recent $1.64 million gift in particular. As many are aware, Bob Fuller had a distinguished career as a […]
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Intercity passenger rail could solve many of Maine’s problems
The state should not turn rail corridors into recreational trails and miss a historic opportunity.
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Maine Voices: More data needed on hospitalizations of youths in crisis
A hospital emergency department can be a trap for a teenager with no appropriate options.
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What does ‘Second Amendment sanctuary’ actually mean? Absolutely nothing.
Try as they might to fight for local gun-rights refuges, proponents are firing blanks.
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Insight: Controlling Maine’s energy future
An agency that can borrow money at the lowest rate is what Maine needs to move away from fossil fuels.
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Maine Voices: It’s time for Maine children to go back to school
Onerous state requirements are making full-time public K-12 education impossible and placing a heavy burden on our kids.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Bailing out American families
After decades of trickle-down, the federal government is finally stimulating the economy from the bottom up.
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Maine Compass: Actions needed to make Maine Climate Action Plan succeed
It will be a major challenge to electrify transportation and heating.
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Bruce Poliquin: We must protect our sacred right to vote, freely and fairly
Changes that Democrats claim will make it easier for eligible people to cast ballots will actually lead to a less transparent, nationalized system.
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Maine Voices: To save lives in Maine, gun safety advocates have to show up in Augusta
The Show Up Network (SUN) for Gun Safety is focused solely on turning Mainers out on this issue so that our voice will be heard.