A one-sided statewide freeze on these facilities will hurt the places in Maine that need economic options the most. The proposed project in Jay is a prime example.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine lawmakers chose profits over privacy. Maine will pay for it. | Opinion
Dignity is bad for business, which is why lobbyists killed what could have been the strongest consumer data protection law in the country.
If we wish to ‘SAVE America,’ we should be helping voters to the polls | Opinion
Instead of making it more difficult for Americans to vote, we should be working toward getting more people to the polls.
We can name the accessible housing gap. Can we close it? | Opinion
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has finally brought to light the dearth of affordable, supportive housing for people with physical disabilities. Maine, you’re up.
The days after Earth Day are just as important | Opinion
Mainers must call on our elected leaders and remind them that protecting America’s public lands will make our country great.
Maine’s leaders must protect children’s access to vaccines | Opinion
It is up to our elected officials to cut through the noise and defend the medical information that they know to be true.
Maine is investing in seniors’ independence because it pays off | Opinion
The state’s Community Aging in Place program saves the state money, removing pressure on local emergency response and municipal budgets.
Buddhist monks taught me to slow down, to breathe | Opinion
I’ve discovered that peace and serenity can be found in the most unlikely of places. Like the produce section of a grocery store in Midcoast Maine.
Maine fishing must be central to our national food framework | Opinion
Stop treating our state’s fishermen like a heritage act, start treating them like the essential producers they’ve always been.
I’m voting for Matt Dunlap, who won’t make us look stupid | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
Standing up to Trump is the name of the game. Dunlap has practiced it.