More than I can ever remember, local outlets are stretching the meaning of “local.”
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine Voices: Aggressive caps on carbon emissions would benefit regional greenhouse gas efforts
The program has missed opportunities to do more for the environment, energy efficiency and the economy.
Maine Compass: Take time to do new state building right
The development of a large plot of land near the State House will define the area for decades.
Lisa Miller: Maybe the Red Sox can save us
A trip to a ballgame offers hope after a week of hate, anger and violence.
Maine Compass: The struggles of rural health care
It is difficult to provide care in rural areas, and Sens. Collins and King just saved it from getting harder.
Maine Compass: Bill dishonors immigrants of all stripes who helped build this great country
A story of Irish ancestors should humble leaders who would further narrow the door to America.
Another View: Biased coverage in Charlottesville
Amid hate, the press played semantics, and gave the haters what they want.
Alan Caron: Time to drain the swamp of extremist politics in America
Charlottesville has provided a moment for reflection on the nation’s drift toward hate.
Jim Fossel: The divided Democratic Party
A gathering of liberals last week shows the difficulty the party will have picking candidates.
From the State House: In the end, Mainers will reject regulators’ anti-clean-energy rule
The PUC tax on energy produced and used in the home will take effect as an election approaches.