The fact that budget obstructionism is making their constituents’ lives harder seems to be lost on GOP lawmakers.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Opinion: When it comes to the National Park Service, there is no deep state
Its only concern is for the future of America’s best idea, one facing serious challenges.
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Opinion: Postal Service privatization is no remedy for budget bloat
The focus should instead be on how to build on the existing agency’s strengths.
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Jim Fossel: The long slog toward the Blaine House is officially underway
Twenty months out, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows gets the ball rolling on the ridiculously long campaign to replace Gov. Janet Mills.
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Opinion: Maine needs the U.S. Department of Education
Let me count the ways …
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Who is that masked man?
From the Lone Ranger to bird flu, J.P. Devine looks at the evolution of the mask.
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Colin Woodard: Yes, there is still a shared American story
If we’re to live in freedom, we must come together to embrace and defend it.
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Opinion: The government you elect is the government you deserve
Where are the voices of Obama, Clinton, Bush and other former government executives today?
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Opinion: Irony of today’s politics is as rich as Elon Musk
The current Republican administration is filled with people who are wholly out of touch.
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Opinion: Public and community broadcasting deserves to be defended
The latest Republican effort to defund public media ignores the extraordinary difference a tiny portion of the federal budget makes to communities nationwide.