This isn’t just another budget item; we spend far more on things far less important.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Nature Connects: Free the Androscoggin and restore sea-run fish
The Brunswick-Topsham Dam is up for relicensing, offering a rare opportunity to improve fish passage and support a healthy river ecosystem.
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Douglas Rooks: Are we on course for a race between Mills and Collins?
The governor has us all thinking about her political future.
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Opinion: With democracy on life support, this is no time for silence
A loud and sustained rebuke of this administration may be our only hope.
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Opinion: My thank-you note to Gov. Mills was not enough. More than 600 Mainers agreed.
An open letter praising Mills’ courage — and promising her future support — resulted in a District 1 and District 2 outpouring.
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Scholars Strategy Network: What Maine’s paid leave program means for your family
Changing demographics have made caregiving difficult, the columnist writes.
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Opinion: Blanket freeze on foreign aid is a grave mistake
Inefficiencies can be rectified without incurring the grievous harm my business and others are currently watching unfold.
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Bill Nemitz: I thank Maine’s lucky stars Janet Mills is our governor
In these dark days of winter, leadership matters. And not the kind that barks at people to fall in line.
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Opinion: Maine needs to find a way to preserve health care
The threat of federal funding cuts makes state support more important than ever.
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Opinion: Close down USAID and we are all a lot less safe
Funding of federal programs should be evaluated by the American people, not out-of-touch billionaires.