Before leaving office in January, President Joe Biden can still do much to bolster Ukraine’s security, and our own. The need for greater U.S. aid is obvious from reports from the war zone. Last month, Russia’s all-out war against Ukraine crossed the 1,000-day mark. And just as it has since the first day of its […]
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Compass: Delaying climate action will come back to haunt us
We have the resources to adapt to a changing climate, if we push ourselves to act, Phillip Davis writes.
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Maine Compass: The time is now. Certify the Equal Rights Amendment
The White House must take the one step that is needed to finally publish the 28th amendment, Jennifer Kierstead and Bonnie Sammons write.
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Douglas Rooks: Dubious pardons a Republican specialty
The blogosphere is abuzz over President Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter, with criticism ranging from regret to denunciation. There is much to criticize, considering Biden’s previous vows not to intervene in the case. But facts change. The prosecution, undertaken in about the same timeframe as Jack Smith’s legal pursuit of Donald Trump, was excessive […]
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Opinion: Trump could stand to take a thing or two from Notre Dame
On Saturday, President-elect Trump will be at the reopening ceremony in Paris. Perhaps this human wrecking ball might reflect on what it is to build – and rebuild.
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Opinion: Let’s keep Maine’s packaging law moving forward
Opponents resist change, but this law brings fairness and efficiency in addressing the state’s waste crisis.
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Opinion: Maine must not decrease support for emergency shelters
A new rule that would slash reimbursement of shelter expenses should not be implemented by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Opinion: Bring health care nearer to – or into – Maine workplaces
Onsite health care is no longer just for large employers.
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Commentary: Older adults need protection from financial abuse by family members
A mentor once told me that we take better care of our pets than we do older victims of mistreatment. As a researcher, I have sat across from people, including grown men, crying while recounting harrowing experiences of discovering and confronting elder financial exploitation within their families — by siblings, sons and daughters, nieces and […]
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Opinion: Offshore wind turbines are a bad idea for the Gulf of Maine
Alternatives with less of an environmental and financial impact should be considered.