Medicaid money should be going to Maine hospitals, as intended, not to insurers.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Opinion: Don’t conflate cognitive tests with competence
Someone’s diagnosis doesn’t necessarily predict anything about a person’s function at any given moment – or for any given activity.
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Opinion: Here’s how solar energy benefits Maine
We could continue to have disingenuous debates and finger-pointing about energy costs. Or we could get to work on addressing climate change.
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Commentary: Only locals should be allowed to attend the Olympics
Games populated almost entirely by foreign tourists have long been a thorn in the side of locals.
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Commentary: Veterans are working to make democracy more representative
Imagine this: A general election with no negative campaigning and four or five viable candidates (regardless of party affiliation) competing based on their own personal ideas and actions — not simply their level of obstruction or how well they demonize their opponents. In this reformed election process, the candidate with the best ideas and the […]
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Douglas Rooks: Much more at stake than Biden-Trump
We’ve just lived through an extraordinary political crisis — extraordinary because so unexpected. The about-to-be-renominated president delivered an instantly notorious debate performance June 27 that left some supporters gasping while others headed for the exits. On Monday, with Congress back, Joe Biden quieted dissent with a letter usefully read by all Americans, not just Democrats. […]
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Opinion: Pride flags in Bangor spell positive change
Maine has come a long way from the senseless killing of 23-year-old Charlie Howard 40 years ago. We can’t go back there.
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Opinion: I’m with Biden, whatever he decides
The argument for a more youthful Democratic nominee is genuine and, at the same time, hopelessly fanciful.
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Commentary: Americans are getting our ‘pursuit of happiness’ all wrong. There’s a simple fix
When Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that our unalienable rights include life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, he had a very specific definition of happiness in mind. He believed that happiness was the result of living virtuously — that becoming a fully happy human required devoting yourself to service to your […]
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Commentary: Teaching your kids to swim this summer? Steer clear of floaties
In the drowning prevention community, we dread hearing the other F-word: floaties. These seemingly innocuous devices give responsible parents a false sense of security with the assumption that the inflatables will keep their kids safe and help teach them to swim. But in practice, consistent floatie use increases the risks of accidental drowning. With U.S. […]