The dismantling of the Department of Education is not an attack on government ‘waste,’ but on education itself.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Opinion: Invest in women and you invest in Maine
A proposed $6.18 million annual investment in family planning services will sustain our health and well-being for years to come.
Douglas Rooks: Transgender questions don’t justify Trump’s abuse
While the president may have a point about women’s athletics, the vilification of these athletes is uncalled for.
Opinion: Immigrants are our neighbors, not our enemies
How can a country that welcomed 12 million people through Ellis Island be so cruel to today’s newcomers?
Opinion: Maine’s small businesses need balanced data privacy legislation
Small business owners do not need the additional pressure of drawn-out legal battles over their digital marketing and advertising practices.
Opinion: Maine’s property tax relief proposals need improvement
Expand assistance to include not just seniors but also low- and middle-income families and disabled residents, for starters.
Opinion: Maine must fund invaluable family planning services
Family planning clinics offer more care and a greater variety of services than many of us realize.
Opinion: Cannabis has changed. So must its legal classification.
Lumping cannabis in with drugs considered to have no medical value undermines patient access in Maine and beyond.
Opinion: USAID dismantling is illegal, cruel and chaotic
Congress needs to intervene now to stop this overreach.
Opinion: An important tool can keep Maine’s students safe
A new bill would equip schools with better means of threat assessment and management.