A December storm washed out a road in rural central Maine, making it impassable for months. When it reopened this week, residents got together for a celebration, Amy Calder writes.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Douglas Rooks: Maine primary’s partisan fault lines grow wider
Striking polarization of the electorate makes it even less likely outside-the-numbers candidates can prevail, the columnist writes.
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Commentary: Election officials are heroes. Support them by becoming poll workers
Elections are the primary mechanism for Americans to communicate their ideas, priorities and values. As someone who closely studies civic engagement and elections, I’ve seen firsthand the crucial work that election administrators and poll workers do to make it possible for people to have a say in our system of self-governance. They are the faces […]
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Somerset County commissioner: Maine’s county government is a quiet workhorse
County government is a cost-effective and efficient form of government, a county official writes.
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Commentary: The Oceans Court ruled that the seas are a hot mess. Why haven’t you heard about it?
On May 21, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, in Hamburg, Germany, ruled that greenhouse gases are marine pollutants and nations must take action to “reduce, control and prevent” their effects. The tribunal, sometimes called the Oceans Court, was responding to a request from a consortium of small island nations disappearing under […]
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Commentary: California’s electric are rules are ‘unworkable’
Virginia was write to set them aside, a Heritage Foundation columnist writes.
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Jim Fossel: Trump was overzealously pursued
If an incumbent Democratic congressman had paid off his mistress with campaign funds, there would be no trial.
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The Maine Millennial: Don McLean is anything but a role model
Against the backdrop of his history of domestic abuse, the substantial age gap between the singer and his current girlfriend gave me additional pause.
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Opinion: Silence derails recognition of Louis Sockalexis
It’s great that MLB has finally accorded recognition to Black players from the Negro Leagues. Now when will it do the same for Native American players?
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Opinion: Mainers with disabilities punished by legislative process
By calling a special session on policy and equity, Gov. Mills could address procedural concerns.