The Office of Child and Family Services is on fire. Lawmakers can’t afford to wait for the first responders.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: Instagram teen accounts — Just one front in the fight for mental health
It’s good news that Instagram has launched stricter controls for teen accounts, strengthening privacy settings for those under 18. Underage users’ accounts are now automatically set to private mode. The platform is also implementing tighter restrictions on the type of content teens can browse and blocking material deemed sensitive, such as posts related to cosmetic […]
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Opinion: Sometimes real life intrudes on the news. Good.
Not being glued to political coverage makes what’s significant stand out.
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Jim Fossel: Filling in the gaps as debates come to a close
The country needs a serious interrogation of the national debt. Unfortunately, it looks like both parties would rather avoid that this year.
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Hilary Koch: The power of just saying ‘no’
Setting boundaries can be hard, but it leads to a better life.
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The Maine Millennial: One way or another, a banner day is coming for Maine
When every vote can feel like life or death, it’s nice to be voting on the state flag.
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Opinion: Recent lawsuits highlight DHHS failure to protect Maine kids
What will it take for the department to listen?
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Ray Vensel: What Project 2025 could mean for you
The Maine Chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation is not anti-religion. We support everyone’s right to worship (or not worship) according to their beliefs. The chapter supports the separation of state and church because specific religious beliefs should not be coded into government. That would be state-sponsored, forced religion — something that is not […]
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Opinion: Why we enter Ukraine’s war zone again and again
Joining food and supply convoys to the country’s orphanage and safe house system is a privilege.
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Roger Katz: Why this longtime Republican is voting for Kamala Harris
Stopping Donald Trump and the risk he poses to our country is more important than party politics, writes the former four-term Republican state senator from Augusta.