One regret is that he didn’t accompany the Manchester girl and her parents to the Soviet Union that summer.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
M31 and the limits of visibility
In 3.75 billion years, it’s filling autumn evenings — if such things still exist — looming over any humans who might be left like the gigantic, terrifying face of an angel, Dana Wilde writes.
Many voices, one message: Climate change affects all aspects of our lives
Farming and fishing impacts, alternative energy issues, ticks killing moose are just some of Maine’s issues.
Much still to be done for women’s equality
We all must stand up for policies that ensure greater opportunity for all women.
Working with families touched by autism, a most frustrating, rewarding job
Every person with autism is first and foremost an individual, which means they present with their own behaviors, needs and gifts.
Obama’s deal with Iran offers us neither peace nor victory, but reassurance
But the deal doesn’t keep Iranians from using the billions of dollars we give them to finance terrorism against US and our allies.
Carbon monoxide looms as silent killer that must be reckoned with
Both CO detectors and an aggressive statewide awareness campaign are key to our public safety.
Air shows are a crime against climate that we can ill-afford
Department of Defense gets a pass on its enormous carbon footprint.
‘Subject to the jurisdiction thereof’ key phrase in citizenship debate
14th Amendment made clear that freed slaves and their descendents were citizens.
Regrets? I’ve had more than a just a few
Living life to the fullest, with myriad choices, leaves one open to regrets, but you do the best you can.