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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Democrats doing well in difficult bid to replace Graham Platner | Steve Collins
Not everyone will be happy, but the party’s process is as good as anyone could hope for.
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Susan Collins is counting on our anger. She can’t have it. | Opinion
Although the messenger is changing, the movement promoted by Graham Platner will still be on the ballot in November.
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When we decide elections are all-important, standards die | Opinion
The principles we apply to Donald Trump must apply to Graham Platner.
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Maine’s birthing center crisis requires urgency, transparency | Opinion
MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital’s labor and delivery unit simply should not be at risk of closure. Available solutions are being ignored.
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Platner crossed the line. I’m angry. | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
A lot of us so badly wanted a senator who would improve our lives that we were willing to excuse a lot of things we might not otherwise. No longer.
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You can’t understand schools without understanding society | Opinion
Public education will improve not by blaming teachers, but by understanding and addressing the realities faced by students every day.
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Trump ‘report’ on religion must be revealed for what it is | Opinion
This latest intervention is about giving conservative Christians power over everyone else. Period.
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Non-judgmental tolerance, vaunted by liberals, is not a virtue | Opinion
When open minds close, danger and disorder beckon.
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Good riddance, Graham | Opinion
We’re frequently lectured about the importance of character, decency and moral leadership in our politics. If that’s true, those standards must apply consistently.