My adult son, who has disabilities, cannot live the life he deserves because so little support exists for people like him. This legislation signals a commitment to providing it.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Commentary: Bridging the divide between mental health care and addiction treatment
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Maine Voices: We need to put a price on carbon to fight climate change
A tax on fossil fuels would pay for infrastructure and steer consumers to clean energy options.
Sen. Craig Hickman: Housing is a human right
The worsening affordable housing crisis in Maine is simply unsustainable, the Democratic state senator from Winthrop writes.
Jim Fossel: Parties challenged to recruit 2022 Maine State House hopefuls
Personal attacks, partisanship, Augusta gridlock and intraparty squabbles all discourage would-be candidates.
The Maine Millennial: Janey gets lessons in how to canine
A former stray dog becomes part of a happy pack, with all the stick fetching and cat chasing that implies.
Fabiola Santiago: It’s sad to see Biden throw Trump book at Black Haitian immigrants
Miami Herald (TNS)
Commentary: Climate change will force people to move. We need to find out where they’ll go
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
Ramesh Ponnuru: The US debt limit constrains nothing but honesty
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
Maine Voices: ‘D’ is for diphtheria, which still infects thousands
Working in a field hospital in a refugee camp gives a Maine doctor a glimpse of the world before there was widespread use of vaccines.