The Trump administration continues to thrive on conflict. I’ve seen the results right here in Maine.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine’s emergency shelters are on the brink — again | Opinion
Maine lawmakers need to provide a predictable, ongoing funding stream that our shelters can count on.
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Welcome to Portland, ICE agents! Make yourselves at home. | Opinion
Some friendly tips for the brave people trying to round up our neighbors.
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It’s time Democrats accepted the cold reality of ICE | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
Too many of our congressional representatives are pretending that this ‘surge’ isn’t personal.
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Maine’s gubernatorial campaign could do without the infighting | Jim Fossel
The Democrats are racing each other to the left. The Republican contest has already grown hostile.
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Maine housing policy can accommodate both growth and conservation | Opinion
The two can coexist — if we’re smart about it.
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When international law gives way to impunity | Opinion
Will we insist on law and accountability now, or accept a world in which power alone decides who is beyond judgment?
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Americans have lost the ability, the desire, to argue well | Opinion
We forget that we can agree with some or all of an opponent’s premises without sharing their conclusion.
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The persistent slop of the Maine Wire is paying off | Steve Collins
It’s clear to anyone watching that leading members of Maine’s Republican Party — among many others — have fallen in line with the website’s mission.
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Vote like your health depends on it — which it does | Opinion
We can’t think about voting as cheering for one team or another; we have to insist on the protection of our lives and our families’ futures.