City should show compassion when one of its families is torn apart.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Community Compass: Plastic bags should not be a part of Waterville’s future
A local group will bring a ordinance forward to ban plastic bags at large stores.
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Maine Compass: With smart planning, potential negatives of wind farms can be mitigated
A study of them specific to Maine will help, but keep the process transparent and skip the moratorium
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From the State House: Maine should support its shipbuilding industry, verify the results
A legislator says she supports tax incentives for Bath Iron Works, but only if we make sure there are benefits.
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Maine Compass: LePage coldly wreaks havoc on the lives of prison workers in a poor county
The loss of scarce jobs and work-release inmates from the sudden closing is a big deal for the community.
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Douglas Rooks: A veteran leader takes the helm at UMA
Rebecca Wyke knows Augusta well from her time around the State House. Now she’s in charge of the university at an important time for Maine’s workforce.
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Maine Compass: Maine lobstermen’s conservation efforts an investment in the future
A recently published study found practices have built one of the world’s most sustainable fisheries.
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Greg Kesich: L.L. Bean has promised full satisfaction, not full surrender to return requests
Long ago I was one of the customer service reps who always tried to make callers happy, but sometimes we just had to say ‘no.’
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George Smith: Telling fake news from real
A forum at the University of Maine at Augusta highlights some of the challenges facing media and media consumers.