Driving a government car into one of the barricades surrounding the White House compound not exactly a shining moment.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
As Maine politicians dither, grassroots solar initiatives grow
Buying in bulk, federal tax breaks reduce cost of a household solar system and make it more affordable.
Bill requiring mental health crisis training for police is a sound idea
Where crisis training is absent, encounters between law enforcement and people in mental crises often turn deadly.
‘Right-to-die’ a euphemism meant to sanitize the act of suicide
A wise woman once said she wasn’t dying, she was living until she took her last breath.
Maine needs a prison oversight committee to look into problems
Issues of human rights and proper working conditions need attention.
Healthy Maine Partnerships approves eyebrow-raising expenditures
The group said ‘no’ to some requests for anti-smoking materials and funded a free lunch instead.
Where have all the leaders gone?
As the world rushes headlong toward the abyss, we need a strong, common-sense leader.
Public transportation vital for people in rural Maine without private vehicles
A growing number of people can’t, shouldn’t or choose not to own a personal motor vehicle.
Staff, volunteers at Togus Hospice Unit made every day a great day for Ezra Smith
I can’t imagine working in a place where you care for and come to love your patients, and they all die.
Ban on hand-held cellphone use would make our roads safer
Cellphone use has replaced drunken driving as Maine’s biggest public safety risk, police say.