While investor-owned utilities have the spending power to defeat the idea at the ballot box, there are alternatives worth exploring to lower bills.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Steve Collins
Frightened Lewiston Somalis feel besieged by The Maine Wire | Steve Collins
A Somali family found itself in the national limelight after a right-wing nonprofit turned a teenage boy into a symbol of health care fraud.
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The strange case of Maine’s disappearing bond issues | Douglas Rooks
The recent package doesn’t mask the fact that investments in the state’s infrastructure have been woefully lacking under Janet Mills.
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This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for Maine schools | Angus King III
It’s time to get back to being among the best. Having every child reading proficiently by third grade is a good place to start.
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Maine needs to remain open to data centers | Opinion
A possible moratorium on these facilities in the state would send a chilling message to developers.
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Restoration without recognition continues to haunt the Penobscot Nation | Opinion
Maine says the tribe has no ownership claim to its namesake river. That’s not just legally questionable, it’s a blueprint for erasure.
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Janet Mills’ Senate run lacks policy and purpose | Opinion
By making Graham Platner our next senator, we can show that the time has come for a new kind of politics.
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Maine’s children need good role models | Opinion
April is National Childhood Abuse Prevention Month. Time for us all to reflect on our parenting practices.
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The thought of Sen. Graham Platner distresses me | Opinion
Platner’s past comments and his failure to take real responsibility for them makes his candidacy alarming.
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Good mental health policy respects both civil liberties and treatment | Opinion
Mainers with mental illness deserve access to high-quality services, meaningful due process protections and a system that is reliable and transparent.