The default setting for our criminal justice system is to believe that an on-duty officer who takes another person’s life was justified in doing so.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Turbulence in Ferguson could lead to greater understsanding
Almost every race-based controversy in the U.S. has led to progress once the anger has subsided.
Lessons of the bear referendum from someone actually on the front lines
Complicated wildlife management decisions are best made by trained professionals.
Due diligence in UVA rape story?
Rolling Stone bears a great deal of responsibility for placing credibility of accuser in the spotlight.
It doesn’t take a snowstorm to turn vacation travel into a nightmare
‘Travel-trocities’ will be a compendium of terrible travel experiences.
TechPlace will offer entrepreneurs informative, collaborative worksite
Steve Levesque
It’s time to integrate mental and physical health
Tens of millions of Americans who live with mental illness also suffer from a serious co-occurring physical condition. Because of this, many people with persistent mental illness die as much as 25 years earlier than the rest of the population, according to national studies. The research clearly demonstrates that such early deaths are, for the […]
COMMENTARY: The kids are all right after all
The news media likes to characterize today’s young people as risk averse, narcissistic, app-dependent, over-scheduled, entitled and “pornified.” Among the culprits are too much praise, not enough challenge, helicopter parents, cellphones and, of course, the Internet. But by many measures, young people are actually showing virtues their elders lacked. They have brought levels of delinquency, […]