Mail delivery has become a national nightmare. Rigorous congressional and executive supervision can right the ship.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Why I’m not running for US Senate | Patrick Dempsey
No matter who you are, service begins with a simple question: How can I make someone else’s life a little better?
Graham Platner’s campaign is dead. The dream he inspired should outlive it. | Steve Collins
Platner’s supporters must absorb the lessons of his rise and fall while not giving up on the politics they believe in.
Haitian immigrants urgently need our help | Opinion
Returning Haitians to their tragic homeland will force them to make choices nobody should have to make. The Senate must restore Temporary Protected Status.
How many more birthing units can Maine afford to close? | Opinion
Access to birthing care is not a luxury. It’s a necessity.
Graham Platner must withdraw now | Opinion
Prior ‘scandals’ unearthed against the Democratic Senate candidate seemed hyperbolic. This time it’s different.
Platner mess gives Maine a chance to reset | Opinion
Mainers don’t want a brawl, they want somebody to fix the furnace. Any campaign strategy has to start there.
For sale: One democracy, lightly used | Opinion
Money has always talked in politics. Before the Supreme Court’s elimination of campaign spending caps, at least it was more of a whisper.
Remember Maine’s ‘river patriots’ | Opinion
From Vietnam to Somalia and beyond, our veterans’ sacrifices must never be forgotten.
Juneteenth should serve as a call to action | Opinion
There are still many ways that we unfairly criminalize Black people and punish them more harshly.