Despite the lengthy list of this program’s accomplishments, our state’s funding commitment is not meeting the need.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
A stable plan for electricity rates is what Maine’s cities and towns need | Opinion
We need to strike a balance, though, and remember that that cannot come at the expense of maintaining the state’s aging electric grid.
UNE has earned better than a stop sign | Opinion
Biddeford officials’ decision to freeze all development on the university’s campus is a mistake. UNE is not a problem to be managed.
America’s number crunchers confirm what my generation already knows | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
Our government’s way to pay for hospital stays for everyone covered by Medicare is going to run out in 2040. Cool.
Amateur ICE fishing shows no regard for limits | Opinion
The philosophy of Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement rings familiar to me because I have seen it before.
MaineCare audit highlights need for insurance reform | Opinion
Our health care system should work for the people it was meant to serve, not for the middle layers that make it more complicated and more expensive.
Maine should not be the last state to provide victims with real-time alerts | Opinion
We need to join the rest of the country in funding a statewide automated victim notification system now.
A proud day for my family’s journalism nonprofit | Steve Collins
“Journalism is not for the faint of heart, nor for anyone trying to get rich.” But pride and even joy, I’ve learned, can come with the territory.
Colby’s growth risks outpacing its educational mission | Opinion
The college has mastered the art of institutional expansion. It has yet to articulate an equally ambitious vision for the education of its students.
Maine’s latest ballot question puts a target on trans students’ backs | Opinion
The ‘Protect Girls’ Sports’ measure is going to force a public and unfair outing of transgender youth in Maine’s schools.