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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: Maine law fails patients who need abortions later in pregnancy
As a scientist, I seek irrefutable answers to complex problems. As a physician, I witness a range of human experience that is intensely nuanced and calls for case-by-case judgment.
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Commentary: Sex trade survivors need protection; sex buyers need to stop
A recent column was grossly inaccurate when it stated that trafficking is prevented when both the buying and selling of sex are decriminalized. Nothing could be further from the truth.
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Commentary: Maine Department of Transportation must take passenger rail seriously
With existing Amtrak service as the backbone, a revived system of passenger rail connections throughout southern Maine is possible.
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Commentary: The complex, misunderstood problem of absent fathers
With Father’s Day upon us, many of us will take a moment this weekend to show our appreciation to our dads. But what is often forgotten is that around 20% of fathers in the United States will likely not hear their child say “Happy Father’s Day.” For a number of reasons, they are absent fathers. […]
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Commentary: In praise of Mal Leary’s 10 rules for good news reporting
Leary, who died recently at age 72 after a brief illness, was as formidable a teacher as he was a journalist.
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Commentary: Young people like me want to work in offshore wind in Maine
A legislative bill currently up for consideration would meaningfully commit the state of Maine to offshore wind energy. My commitment to Maine depends on that commitment.
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Commentary: Mass timber makes sense for new building in Maine
The Portland Museum of Art is throwing its weight behind a new category of wood product that easy on the environment.
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Douglas Rooks: Gov. Mills is stonewalling Maine’s tribes. She should reconsider
tribeOf all the issues that divide Gov. Janet Mills from most members of her own Democratic Party, none is more vexing, or seemingly inexplicable, than her dogged opposition to any substantive alteration of the Land Claims Settlement Act governing Maine’s relationship with its Indian tribes. The 1980 law has had vast and invidious consequences far […]
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Ben Bragdon: Gardiner school officials remove Pride flag, and take sides with bullies
A Pride flag hung until recently in Gardiner Area High School, sending to LGBTQ students the message that they belong, just like everyone else. It’s the right message to send to a group of students who haven’t always been treated well, and who now face a targeted attack by some of the most powerful people […]