In Alcoholics Anonymous, the first step toward recovery is to acknowledge that you have a problem. You can’t get better until you admit that you’re not well. But our universities won’t do that. Look no further than the recent report from the Foundation for Individual Rights of Expression, or FIRE. Surveying more than 6,000 faculty […]
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Douglas Rooks: Revisiting the Concord Guide to America
Looking to the past for an old compass point, the columnist writes.
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Commentary: Separating science and the humanities is hurting us
Remember the story about the elephant seen from different perspectives? Here’s a twist. A biologist with a telescope peered at the animal and said, I see a hairy grayness horizon to horizon. A toenail fungus specialist examined its feet, and prescribed antibiotics. A climate change specialist didn’t see the elephant because he was fixated on […]
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Opinion: I hope Mother Nature might teach Maine to cooperate
Failing to invest in the mitigation of our negative impact on the environment will bring us together — in the worst way possible.
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Jim Fossel: Supreme Court ethics should not be a partisan issue
Justices at both the state and federal level need to be held accountable at all times, not just when it’s politically convenient.
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Opinion: And may all your Christmas cakes be light
We just might make this a holiday tradition. Or not.
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Opinion: One more challenge Maine’s small businesses don’t need
Onerous data privacy laws would wrongly give larger companies the upper hand.
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The Maine Millennial: Don’t let congressional Grinches take away telehealth
With telemedicine rules set to expire on Dec. 31, there’s no time to lose to preserve coverage for those who need it.
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Opinion: Voting against the courts is a losing battle
Mainers’ decision last month to limit political giving may be politically popular, but they don’t get the final say on its legality.
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Opinion: Support Maine entrepreneurs focused on the social and environmental
The mission to create healthy food and preserve working lands and workplaces is a worthy one.