This ‘feel good’ choice, which will not benefit the public, is a waste of our time and money.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: Oregon had a bold plan to help drug addicts. Then fentanyl showed up
This month, a brief, ambitious and many would say calamitous experiment came to an end: Oregon rolled back Measure 110, its policy decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs. Rather than handing out small fines with a nudge towards treatment, the police are once again giving misdemeanors to people who are found with […]
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Opinion: Vote ‘yes’ on Question 2 to help move Maine forward
Approving $25 million in grants to Maine businesses at the ballot box in November will greatly assist the state’s economic growth.
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Jim Fossel: Media is MIA on Harris’ shifting views
The American electorate deserves more information about the vice president’s policy positions and plans.
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Opinion: Beware the protest vote bias
When you enter the voting booth on Election Day, boycotting the viable candidates isn’t going to help. Whether you like it or not, one of them is going to win.
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The Maine Millennial: It’s time we return the favor to Planned Parenthood
With the nonprofit organization’s northern New England branch facing an $8.6 million deficit, the people it serves should not forget the countless important services it provides.
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Hilary Koch: A woman’s health deserves more than a letter
Our health care system leaves patients, especially women, to find their own way, the columnist writes.
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Opinion: We’re a nation of immigrants and we’re opposed to immigrants?
When I hear politicians speaking so disparagingly about our immigrants, I want to cry. I also want to beg them to learn why so many are fleeing their home countries.
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Opinion: Will you be able to explain to your grandchildren why you supported Trump?
They’re likely to want answers.
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Scholars Strategy Network: The candidates for president have starkly different views on education
The Harris campaign builds on current education programs; the GOP plan calls for the elimination of both Head Start and the federal Department of Education.