We already have more in common with New Brunswick than New Jersey.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Health care is not immune from the downsides of tariffs | Opinion
Tariffs lead to higher costs, which lead to thinner margins, which lead to service cuts, which lead to limited access to care.
Voters, not legislators’ secret ballots, should decide who leads Maine | Steve Collins
This insider process isn’t fit for purpose. Let’s change it.
What Republicans won’t tell you about the US trade deficit with Canada | Opinion
The relationship is not as one-sided as the Trump administration is making it out to be.
Maine’s transportation system barely exists | Opinion
The state contributes a mere 2% of total transit funding. Is it any wonder we have a broken system that does not meet the needs of everyday Mainers?
Trump, Musk and RFK Jr. are hurting people with cancer, including me | Opinion
Mainers need to speak up now to try to help limit the damage to both cancer patients and researchers.
Free community college in Maine should be made permanent | Opinion
Enrollments are up significantly. We should continue that trend for the good of our economic future.
Maine farms are under attack in Augusta | Opinion
We should be doing all we can to help Maine farmers succeed. Some state lawmakers are attempting the opposite.
I’m writing a memoir. Maybe I should be writing America’s obituary. | Opinion
A suggested title for the latter: ‘America: When We Were the Good Guys.’
Transportation bill could transform life in rural Maine | Opinion
No one should be left behind because they can’t get a ride.