Maine political parties go wrong when they nominate safe candidates and run cookie-cutter campaigns.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Robert Indiana’s LOVE sculptures made him famous, but the way he lived his life delivered a different message
An except from Bob Keyes’ new book, ‘The Isolation Artist.’
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Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: A fire pit, a circle of friends and an ‘International Chat’
Each week on the edge of Portland Harbor, young adult immigrants share their thoughts on this troubled world.
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Commentary: After a COVID skeptic falls to the disease, people ask an awkward question: Should we care?
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: B&M workers showed where ‘good’ jobs come from
By organizing in unions, cannery workers made their jobs into something that they could be proud of.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Not so ancient history: First the plague, then the troops
If we want to understand how COVID has influenced our world, we should study the impact of early disease outbreaks in classical Greece.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Tom Waddell: Subsidizing religion costs US taxpayers
We spend about $90 billion a year now, with an annual increase of $2 billion.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Enough of ‘pickerel vs. payroll’ on Kennebec
We should work toward win-win solutions that restore sea-run fish to the Kennebec, maintain critical infrastructure, and improve the Kennebec River as a resource for our towns and communities.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: What Americans have in common is our differences
We need to reject religious or civil absolutism that claims there is only one kind of American.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland-Lewiston rail would be an environmental and economic game changer
The Maine Department of Transportation has had a good plan for doing so since 2011, but has always put road projects first.