You can learn something about a city by just walking through it. Most of New York City’s Manhattan core feels bustling, whereas a San Francisco block can seem dormant. In Rome, it is common to see groups of men standing around, chatting or arguing. We are all familiar with such casual generalizations, but what might […]
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Opinion: Zionists have hijacked the Holocaust to justify crimes
Portland and Belfast city councilors deserve support and admiration for taking a stand against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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Opinion: To appoint Hegseth would be a grave dereliction of duty
Republican senators need to put country over party.
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Opinion: To be truly open, more reform of Maine primaries is needed
The state has already taken important steps forward in making everyone’s vote meaningful. Making its primaries nonpartisan is a logical next step.
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Jim Fossel: Biden’s selfish mistake could have far-reaching consequences
The fallout from the president’s pardon of his son Hunter isn’t going to go away as soon as he leaves office.
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The Maine Millennial: In praise of a big, happy, medicated pet family
Putting my dog Janey on Xanax brought much-needed tranquility to my household.
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Lisa M. DeSisto: I’ll never stop cheering for journalism in Maine
I’m stepping down from my position knowing this organization’s leadership team is as strong as it has ever been.
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Opinion: The American dream of bringing the mall home
I want to deride this impulse as isolationist, a symptom of everything that’s wrong with America, but also, I get it.
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Opinion: SCOTUS is not some mystical branch that can do no wrong
There’s something seriously wrong with a judicial system that provides almost no checks on its justices.
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Opinion: Bath Iron Works management must be honest with union workers
While its employees are the driving force behind the shipyard’s profitability, trust issues remain.