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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Medical organizations have remained too silent on Gaza genocide | Opinion
The deaths of at least 1,700 Palestinian health care workers have gone largely ignored by major representative groups. I can’t accept this.
Wilton farmer stays in his van in Waterville while working as a chef | Column
Loto Lakewood proved to be a philosophical sort, conversing easily on everything from the value of homesteading to the joy of living with kittens, Amy Calder writes.
Maduro arrest hasn’t sparked a new age of US adventurism | Jim Fossel
President Trump was well within his authority to apprehend the Venezuelan dictator. Further actions, however, are another matter.
Our online pasts should not haunt present-day politics | Opinion
If we want young people with new ideas to be in government at every level, we’re going to see old posts we may not agree with — and we need to get over that.
How to stay one childhood vaccine ahead of the CDC | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
Under RFK Jr., Danish schedules, new definitions and conflicting recommendations are all part of a vexing maze.
Response to Brunswick foam spill made many omissions | Opinion
The circumstances aren’t as simple as the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority might have us believe.
I’m proud to be an ICE watcher in Portland | Opinion
The agency’s track record of failing to respect due process, engaging in racial profiling and attempting to evade official oversight is all of our business.
Maine’s legal system desperately needs a makeover | Opinion
Passing the parole, ombudsman and clean slate bills and creating an independent statewide public defense system can help right the ship.
The Wabanaki Nations asked Maine for sovereignty. What did we get? Online gaming. | Opinion
Gov. Mills’ recent policy shift doesn’t even begin to address longstanding challenges in state-tribal relations.