The digital world, continued service cuts and price increases are ongoing challenges, but there are steps that can be taken to deliver the agency from the brink of disaster.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Tom Moser stepped up to help Maine workers | Opinion
The renowned furniture maker, who recently passed away at age 90, helped to modernize the state’s workers’ compensation system.
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Portland offers insight into Pope Leo’s Black heritage | Steve Collins
From 1875 to 1900, a former slave guided Maine’s largest diocese, passing for white.
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Even if you’re not on it, Medicaid matters to you | Opinion
Every federal Medicaid dollar frees up state dollars that can be used elsewhere — and that’s just the start.
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In Maine, inclusion isn’t optional — it’s our responsibility | Opinion
DEI is not about guilt or special rights. It’s about growth.
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Maine will benefit from staying the course on clean energy | Opinion
Powerful voices will insist on sticking with fossil fuels. They’re wrong.
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Coast Guard’s buoy removal would be ill-advised | Opinion
One of the most important rules of seamanship is never to trust just one method of navigation.
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Do not remove rail line from Maine | Opinion
Whatever economic benefits pedestrian trails can offer us, rail’s are many times greater.
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Ervin Center closure a terrible loss for Maine’s children | Opinion
The Edmund N. Ervin Pediatric Center has helped tens of thousands of young Mainers with complex neurodevelopmental problems.
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Big Oil should pay Maine’s climate bill | Opinion
Legislation to establish a Maine Climate Superfund would correctly hold polluters accountable.