Even in a bucolic setting an ocean away, American politics resonate.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Mayor Rollins: West Side moratorium is necessary
Leaving an ordinance unclarified would put a lot of people at risk.
Old ways of reaching young voters won’t work
Technology and the ways young adults interact with it are changing faster than our consultants can adjust.
Harmon: Elites happy to pass off burden
The well-connected and wealthy don’t feel the results of their agendas.
Waddell: God and government don’t mix
Franklin Graham is coming to Augusta, and bringing his message of intolerance.
Rooks: What do ‘failed’ and ‘flipped’ have in common?
The language we use trivializes elections.
George Smith: Nonprofit news agency a watchdog on the prowl
The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting is an asset to the state.
Another View: Brook trout benefit from study
Sometimes, fish mortality is necessary to learn what we need to know.
Maine Compass: Clinton economy works for Maine
Only one presidential candidate is committed to making things in America.
Lisa Miller: Perils of a for-profit college
A company headed by former Gov. John McKernan used questionable tactics that left students deep in debt.