Ballot questions on voting and firearms safety have the potential to encourage turnout and keep partisanship to a minimum.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Opinion: It’s when believing in things feels hard that we have to do it
In these times of deep discord and disorienting differences, we need our beliefs to underpin connection and action.
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RFK Jr. can take Maine approach to food nationwide
Maine gets the food system right. So does Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now in line to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Chef Andrew Gruel writes.
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Opinion: Bishop Mariann Budde bravely spoke truth to power
Her sermon in the National Cathedral was nothing short of prophetic.
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Opinion: RFK Jr.’s confirmation will threaten Mainers’ lives
An anti-vaccine activist simply should not lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Opinion: Solar power not to blame for Mainers’ rising electricity bills
The volatile cost of fossil fuels and the financial toll of climate-related damage are the real culprits.
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Opinion: The world is paying the price for an absence of diplomacy
Using the military as the main tool of America’s foreign policy is the wrong approach.
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Rep. Karen Montell: Congress should pass Credit Card Competition Act
The legislation would lower fees for small businesses, the state representative writes.
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Opinion: Social Security Fairness Act will be tricky to implement
Funding and staffing issues are among the obstacles standing between retirees and higher benefits.
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Opinion: Firearm rights are under continued assault in Maine
The 72-hour waiting period endangers women in urgent need of self-defense and causes economic damage to rural communities.