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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Opinion: Our betrayal of Ukraine has stark historic precedent
The pending Trump-Putin meeting to discuss the war echoes another gathering — this one in Munich in 1938.
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Douglas Rooks: A Maine federal judge turns to judicial activism
In blocking the three-day waiting period for firearm sales, U.S. District Judge Lance Walker has taken a new tack.
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Opinion: A caution on the question of cursive
Good handwriting should not automatically be associated with virtue or academic ability … or ‘character-building.’
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Opinion: California wildfire should be a wake-up call for Maine
Economic development and environmental protection can no longer be seen as mutually exclusive.
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Opinion: The rule of law is at risk. That should concern us all.
There’s a difference between leadership that seeks to implement a new vision and leadership that seeks to operate outside the law entirely.
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Opinion: How to really tackle Maine’s indigent defense crisis
Looking at models in use in other states to determine what could work here would be a good place to start.
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Jim Fossel: Mills-Trump clash carries high stakes for Maine
A minor skirmish for the president has the potential to become calamitous for the governor — and our state.
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The Maine Millennial: State Republicans want Trump to punish Maine
If you can’t pull if off yourself, get King Daddy Trump to do it for you.
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Opinion: Races that exclude people aren’t worth winning
High school track was a huge part of my life. Any victory that left out a part of my community would have been hollow.