By offering our best renewable resources to our Southern New England neighbors, Maine is condemning itself to pay much more to decarbonize at a later date.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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It’s time for Gov. Mills to close Maine’s state employee pay gap | Opinion
Budgets are statements of priorities. Why aren’t state workers up there?
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Lewiston and Portland prove themselves beacons of community | Opinion
In both our cities, things are beginning to feel their way back to normal. As we reflect on the events of recent weeks, we admire our neighbors’ unwavering love for one another.
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Waterville biker follows loyal dog everywhere
Winfried Cates, 52, says he lets his 12-year-old golden retriever Luke determine where they go.
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Trump’s actions don’t always match his bluster | Jim Fossel
If the president really was pushing America toward fascism, surely he wouldn’t back down so often.
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Why do we still have to make the case for child care? | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
We know too much about its value to view child care and early childhood education as some kind of private burden.
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Shenna Bellows should not be both player and referee | Opinion
To avoid a perception of unfairness in the coming election, Maine’s secretary of state should step down.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Steve Collins
Maine’s minor parties finally have a fair shot at the ballot | Steve Collins
The state now allows unenrolled voters to sign candidate petitions. It’s a small — and needed — victory for democracy.
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Maine’s reading crisis demands action now | Opinion
Parents, grandparents and community advocates have driven educational change before. That leadership is needed again.
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Global water bankruptcy means a complicated future for Maine | Opinion
Our state’s status as a comparatively ‘wet’ place doesn’t mean we’ll have it easy.