Before imposing new rules, study whether there is a relationship between right whale deaths and fishing gear.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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David Trahan: Maine got it right on guns, public safety
By passing L.D. 1811, the “yellow flag” law, the state struck the right balance.
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Douglas Rooks: Maine has remedy for gerrymandering
Other states should pay attention to how the state draws its political lines.
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George Smith: The good old days
The writer has seen a lot of changes in his lifetime.
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Maine Voices: We’d be worse off if immigrants went back where they came from
Many of the people we love, and the people who have contributed to our country, could trace their roots to other places.
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Portland Sen. Sanborn: To protect consumers, feds should follow Maine’s example
Mainers are urged to speak out against rules that would allow collectors to pursue already-settled debt and bombard people with unlimited texts and emails.
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Commentary: We invite you to celebrate Austin Tice’s birthday
Thirty-eight years ago last Sunday, after nine months of waiting, we finally had the great delight of meeting our firstborn, Austin Bennett Tice. Today, we wish we could remind him of how glad we are he was born, how blessed we are to be his parents, how truly we believe the world is a better […]
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Rep. Gramlich: Gov. Mills has chance to do right by vulnerable Mainers
Signing L.D. 775 would expand and restore much-needed support services for people with mental illness.
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Maine Voices: How to measure, remedy air pollution from tanks is major challenge for South Portland
The best approaches take into account a vulnerable population and use effective vapor recovery technology.
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Sam Shain: Slates story shows hatred spreading to the left
Progessives cannot fall victim to the same anger that has engulfed conservatism.