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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Opinion: The public must be notified about recall of Maine shellfish
The ongoing lack of transparency is completely unacceptable.
Commentary: Can’t we get back to solving problems?
We are once again in the thick of a presidential election cycle at risk of being dominated by spectacle and far too light on substance. As in 2016 and 2020, sensationalist developments — most recently an attempted assassination of one candidate and the bowing out of another — have transfixed the media 24/7. While these […]
Commentary: Harris’ VP pick of Minnesota’s Tim Walz is a major gift to Donald Trump. Here’s why
Until Tuesday morning, it looked like Vice President Kamala Harris was going to help her chances of winning in those unpredictable swing states by choosing Pennsylvania’s popular governor, Josh Shapiro, to be her presumptive running mate. Instead she has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a candidate whose liberal bona fides equal her own. The pick […]
Opinion: Gender-affirming care is essential, lifesaving care
Maine’s new shield law is representative of the state’s commitment to protecting providers like me.
Opinion: Rep. Golden’s record fighting corporate influence in politics speaks for itself
Politics isn’t NASCAR; taking every corporate sponsorship you can get is not something to brag about.
Douglas Rooks: Flag symbols can unite, not divide
Mainers will have a simple choice in front of them Nov. 5, the columnist writes.
Opinion: Once an RFK Jr. backer, I’ve switched my support to Kamala Harris
Despite the immense personal respect I have for Bobby, I am no longer supporting him in his campaign for the presidency.
Commentary: Largest prisoner exchange since the Cold War becomes fodder for US partisan brawl
The scenes tugged at the heart strings. Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter nabbed during a reporting assignment by Russian police last year on bogus charges of espionage, was finally reunited with his mother on an airport tarmac after spending about a year and a half in the Russian prison system. On the same […]
Commentary: Trump proved himself unfit to be commander in chief
When I was an officer in the U.S. military, I abstained from voting in national elections, one small way to keep the armed forces nonpartisan. Now, to uphold that same value and prevent the military from becoming a political tool, I believe that in November, everyone — civilians, service members, veterans, everyone — should vote […]