Maine is the only place the writer has ever wanted to be, and the powerline project is helping to keep him here.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Voices: Focus on learning loss overlooks everything our kids have weathered
Young people have lost loved ones, connections with friends and family and a stable routine. Let’s give them extra time to learn academic skills.
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George Smith: Real Mainers never throw anything away
Clothes, books, fly rods – we can’t seem to part with any of them.
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Another View: How to honor George Smith
We owe it to the great outdoorsman to pick up his mantle and carry it forward.
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Maine Voices: Sense of unfairness fueling continued opposition to CMP plan
Mainers might be more willing to bear compromises with the pristine quality of their environment if they felt they’d be core beneficiaries.
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Maine Voices: Path to citizenship ensures that Dreamers – and Maine – fulfill our full potential
Those of us who came to America as children can’t risk buying a home or starting a business when the next president could deport us.
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CMP chairman: CMP is on the team for Maine’s renewable-energy future
We believe we can ensure the safe integration of solar projects and do so at a lower cost for the developers.
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Maine Voices: Maine can make health insurance more affordable
The expiration of a federal tax gives the state an opportunity to claim a source of revenue.
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Bill Nemitz: The ethics – or lack thereof – of jumping the vaccine line
While most of us wait our turn for a COVID-19 shot, others jockey for a spot up front.
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Maine public advocate: Floating offshore wind will benefit consumers
This is the course to protect Mainers from volatile fossil fuel costs, safeguard our coastal communities from rising sea levels and mitigate the Gulf’s warming.