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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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The Maine Millennial: Getting ready for the coming economic train crash
My message is: Stock up now.
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Opinion: Maine’s seniors need better access to safe pain medication
Medicare needs to cover non-opioid treatments instead of riskier ones. A new legislative proposal can help cover the cost.
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Opinion: Our kids must learn to learn on their own
If the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that independent learning is going to come in handy.
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Commentary: Trump is right to end federal diversity programs
Recently, I had the chance to catch up with a friend from Los Angeles. She’s a political liberal and cast her vote for Kamala Harris last fall. As we talked, I discovered she shared common ground with the MAGA crowd: My friend was outraged by what she said “diversity, equity and inclusion” initiatives have done […]
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Hilary Koch: Immigration: The threat that never was
Legislation introduced in Maine is another example of performing paranoia rather than addressing problems truthfully, the columnist writes.
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Opinion: Stop besmirching Maine’s medical cannabis program
Scaremongering by Gov. Mills and others on the subject of tracking and testing is very disheartening.
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Opinion: Federal cuts to Medicaid will harm Maine children
‘Fiscal responsibility’ can’t come before kids’ basic welfare.
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Opinion: Trump will do nothing about the staggering inequality that got him elected
The president’s brand of grievance politics is very dangerous for America.
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Opinion: The world’s happiest places are up north. No, farther north.
Finland and Iceland have a lot to teach us about contentment.