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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine Compass: A tragic exodus of refugees from Myanmar reoccurs. Who will stop it?
Let’s hope that the Nobel Peace Prize winner who runs the country now puts an end to all the suffering.
Jim Fossel: Bad process dooms the GOP health care bill
Republicans should have remembered how angry they were when Democrats rammed through the ACA.
Betsy Sweet: Bill represents the best way forward for ranked-choice voting
L.D. 1647 would allow the system for next June’s primaries and federal elections, while giving voters a chance to amend the constitution.
Maine Compass: Working forest right for Katahdin national monument
An editorial in this newspaper missed the advances in logging, and how much it does to keep the forest healthy.
Portland officials should address health effects of wood-burning fire pits
The nonprofit Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment lists 17 reasons to ban wood burning.
Commentary: The GOP’s tax plan can’t snub the middle class
As it stands, President Trump’s plan has uncertain outcomes for many families.
Commentary: Tax cuts don’t equal growth
I helped create the GOP tax myth. Trump is wrong.
Douglas Rooks: Maine’s casino lottery must come to an end
The Legislature has failed to create a cogent gaming policy, and the result is a referendum built to enrich one out-of-stater.
Maine Compass: Don’t change marijuana law
While there are some policy issues that still need to be ironed out, Maine must avoid further delay.