No longer is racial terror the sole work of people in white hoods but inked in this nation’s history through legislators.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Hilary Koch: Health care and the purgatory of ‘processing’
A trip into the labyrinthine system is no fun when our lives are on the line.
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Jim Fossel: In politics, age isn’t just a number
It’s up to both party leadership and voters to steer the U.S. away from the prospect of a gerontocracy.
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The Maine Millennial: Car headlights are out of control
Won’t somebody think of the rural sedan driver?
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Douglas Rooks: Let all votes for president be counted equally
Using the popular vote instead of electors would help restore trust in elections.
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Opinion: Don’t be fooled, snow is becoming a thing of the past
In all but seven of 240 U.S. cities, average winter temperatures have risen since 1970 by an average of 3.8 degrees.
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Opinion: Adopt these steps to relieve private student loan debt
Private student loans have few of the protections of government-issued loans. That has to change.
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Opinion: Secretary Bellows followed Maine law and did her job
What more information about the insurrection do we possibly need?
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Maine Compass: Maine must change the way it selects its constitutional officers
Every other state trusts its people or its chief executive to make these consequential decisions. Why can’t we?
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Commentary: Resolutions aren’t the key to a happier new year. Here’s where to start
We tend to look to the new year as a new beginning, as an opportunity for a fresh start. Aspiring for something different, something better, we devise resolutions in hopes of making ourselves healthier, more productive, more successful … but really, the end goal is to be happier: to feel satisfied rather than wanting at […]