Donald Trump is not following through on his promises to make government better.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Hilary Koch: Where’s Waldo County’s birthing care?
When the county’s labor and delivery closes, it’ll give expectant mothers more than just a long drive.
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Opinion: The biggest losers in the 2024 election? Our children.
During this holiday season, I hope that you will take a moment to stand up for kids.
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Opinion: Make daylight saving time permanent? The U.S. economy says yes.
America’s time-keeping took a few steps backward in the 20th century.
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Commentary: Universities have a free speech problem, but they won’t admit it
In Alcoholics Anonymous, the first step toward recovery is to acknowledge that you have a problem. You can’t get better until you admit that you’re not well. But our universities won’t do that. Look no further than the recent report from the Foundation for Individual Rights of Expression, or FIRE. Surveying more than 6,000 faculty […]
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Douglas Rooks: Revisiting the Concord Guide to America
Looking to the past for an old compass point, the columnist writes.
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Commentary: Separating science and the humanities is hurting us
Remember the story about the elephant seen from different perspectives? Here’s a twist. A biologist with a telescope peered at the animal and said, I see a hairy grayness horizon to horizon. A toenail fungus specialist examined its feet, and prescribed antibiotics. A climate change specialist didn’t see the elephant because he was fixated on […]
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Opinion: I hope Mother Nature might teach Maine to cooperate
Failing to invest in the mitigation of our negative impact on the environment will bring us together — in the worst way possible.
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Jim Fossel: Supreme Court ethics should not be a partisan issue
Justices at both the state and federal level need to be held accountable at all times, not just when it’s politically convenient.
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Opinion: And may all your Christmas cakes be light
We just might make this a holiday tradition. Or not.