Emergency departments should not be psychiatric holding areas for children and parents should not need to become case managers overnight to secure basic support.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine cannot accept the ‘new normal’ when it comes to storms | Keith Carson
Extreme weather should serve as a reminder to keep pushing for policies that make our communities more climate-resilient.
In Minneapolis shooting and beyond, better to wait for the facts | Opinion
Rather than rushing to judgment, we need to follow the example of leaders like Portland Mayor Mark Dion.
Immigrant advocacy and climate action are intertwined | Opinion
Climate concerns are often a root cause of immigrants’ displacement.
A healthy TRIO program is vital to Maine’s future | Opinion
Keeping the program that supports nontraditional students funded is an investment in the state’s workforce.
Emotion contributes to political radicalism. Nuance can calm it. | Opinion
If we care about mending our country, we must work to understand one another’s complex webs of identity.
Conservation, not courts, should guide Maine’s fishing rules | Opinion
Issues raised in a lawsuit targeting the state’s fly-fishing-only regulations would be better handled at open meetings with informed public input.
Remembering the quiet heroism of Frances Oldham Kelsey | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
If this intrepid FDA reviewer was around today, she’d probably be the subject of some nasty tweets (or, indeed, fired).
What are we teaching Maine’s young athletes? | Opinion
Recent displays of poor sportsmanship have me worried.
Anti-Somali attacks distract from cracks in system of social services | Jim Fossel
We need to ensure all fraud is unearthed and prosecuted, regardless of who commits it.