Senator’s honesty and dignity proved those qualities can be a part of politics.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Gardiner council can help relieve library staffing shortage by filling vacancy
Without a children’s librarian, the children’s room may be forced to close a couple of days a week.
Computer crashes really were just coincidence
Our brains struggle to see patterns in events, even when there aren’t any.
We need constitutional amendment before the people can recall a governor
It’s a bit easier to recall a municipal official since Legislature loosened the law.
ACLU: The governor’s blunder puts new state laws on the books
If LePage wanted to veto any of 19 bills in question, he could and should have done it in the time allotted.
We shouldn’t use the R-word, unless it’s Red Skin Potatoes
Cultural appropriation sometimes happens without thinking, but that doesn’t make it right.
Maine’s top politicians show an abundance of incompetence
Gov. LePage, Mayor Brennan made monumental screw-ups last week.
Two views of the Constitution
The ruling on same-sex marriage reveals the debate over the nature of the country’s ruling document.
‘Swatting’ puts burden on police
Law enforcement needs to take extreme care not to create real victims out of fake crimes.
Before a national park, build a monument
Acadia started out as a monument, and it’s been a smashing success.