The virus has forced schools and educators to innovate faster than we ever thought possible and brought us closer to students and families.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
George Smith: Memories worth their weight in gold
Childhood in central Maine gave the columnist a lot to look back on.
Commentary: Five steps to Maine’s green COVID recovery
Aim high; make equity a priority; invest in a modern clean-energy grid; join the regional transportation initiative, and establish an energy storage roadmap.
Maine Voices: Medical marijuana patients want access to safe, tested medicine
This session, Maine legislators will weigh bills that address these vital issues, and patients should take the opportunity to speak up.
Commentary: Maine needs CMP to be a partner to clean energy, not an obstacle
The PUC must investigate what’s behind the utility’s unexpected demand for costly upgrades by solar developers.
Commentary: We need open space, and Washington can help us get it
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Maine Voices: Looking upstream for causes of racial inequality
Instead of focusing only on who needs help, we should also understand why they need it.
Flouting CDC rules, MaineHealth offered vaccines to all employees, even remote workers
Stay-at-home workers and even outside contractors got shots, while many of the state’s older residents await vaccines.
The View From Here: Three dots say more than you think
Technology has given us a lot of new ways to communicate – and a lot of ways to be misunderstood.
Black History Month: Gerald Talbot, Maine’s first Black lawmaker
During his three House terms, Talbot championed migrant worker rights, Indian tribal sovereignty, fair housing and creating a holiday to honor King.