Cost-cutting efforts in Washington have devastating real-world consequences for agriculture.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Opinion: Funding for Maine housing emergencies should be nonnegotiable
Safe shelter has no business being on the chopping block.
Opinion: Musk’s ‘audit’ of USAID is premeditated murder
A fair assessment of the agency’s performance would be one thing. Elon Musk has something very different in mind.
Opinion: This is not a drill. It’s a constitutional crisis.
The U.S. in the midst of an attempt to consolidate an authoritarian regime. We all have a stake in the protection of the Republic.
Opinion: Yes, Maine, test scores ‘measure what matters’
Prioritizing social-emotional learning metrics over objective measures of academic success sets students up for failure.
Maine Compass: Accurate testing the key to Maine’s PFAS response
The Legislature should look to increase and expand the state’s capabilities, writes the CEO of a lab in Norridgewock.
Douglas Rooks: More money is not the answer for Maine’s indigent defense cases
Rather than playing the blame game, the state’s criminal defense lawyers’ association needs to start actively recruiting more help.
Opinion: There are no easy answers when it comes to forest fire
Drought and winds can make any fire unstoppable, anywhere.
Opinion: Parents of young athletes need to get a grip
It is imperative that Maine’s leagues, coaches and officials take a firm stance against misconduct at games.
Jim Fossel: Will Maine legislators be shills for Mills?
In opposing tax increases, GOP legislators are saying the right thing. It remains to be seen if they will do the right thing.