L.D. 652 would let almost anyone to enter almost every business or residence in the state with a loaded gun hidden in their pocket.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
People pushing the indignation button at any perceived slight
This ready-to-roll umbrage flourishes because millions of Americans have sunk into a swamp of sensitivity.
If woman’s injuries not too bad, NFL player may get to suit up
NFL learned its lesson from Rice case: Make sure it knows what things look like before issuing a decision.
Indiana flap just ‘another skirmish in the endless battle of the Big Gay Wedding Cake.’
Law allows people to raise religious concerns as a defense, but judges and juries still would have to decide if they apply.
Cancer claims a friend, but chance finds another
I unexpectedly meet an online friend, a fellow multiple myeloma sufferer in the baking aisle.
Editorial spreads misinformation about unpaid court fines
No one in Maine is jailed because they are poor and unable to pay their fine.
Children’s nutrition, health care programs lose funds in congressional budgets
Steep cuts approved for food stamps, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program.
2015 is the year for tax reform in Maine
Maine’s top income tax rate is the ninth highest in the nation, at 7.95 percent, and it kicks in when someone earns just $20,900.
Even without Indiana’s new law, gays not protected against discrimination
Since no one has cited any actual harm religious freedom laws have caused, what’s the source of the firestorm?
Critical program that protects Maine children, families in jeopardy
Maine Families home visiting programs teach young, first-time parents how to deal with the stresses of parenting a young child.