On May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court took a historic step toward ending injustice with its decision in Brown v. Board of Education. Politicians once stood in the schoolhouse door as a barrier to keep minorities out. The new civil rights challenge is to break through the barrier that’s trapping minority children in […]
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Hilary Koch: A simple piece of fan mail shows that small gestures really matter
Something to keep in mind: They won’t remember what you said, but they will remember how you made them feel.
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Jim Fossel: Budget games are an insult to Mainers
It’s undemocratic, secretive and cowardly to simply ignore legislation; that’s not the sort of government we deserve.
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Opinion: Every member of any ethnic group should be seen as a unique individual
Even in these times of heightened white supremacist tribalism, I don’t see “circling the wagons” as the answer for any minority.
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Nature Connects: Celebrate spring in Maine and the alewives’ annual run
Collaborative efforts to restore alewives have wide-ranging benefits for river ecosystems and the many other sea-run fish species that rely on them.
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Commentary: It’s officially hotter than anytime since the birth of Jesus
It’s one thing to say the Northern Hemisphere summer of 2023 was the hottest of the 150 years people have been making measurements. This well-documented claim is often dismissed by skeptics of global warming who point out that the Earth has a long history of temperature fluctuations. That’s why it’s important that a new paper […]
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Opinion: Our local economy needs to better incorporate global trade
While many Maine exporters have succeeded in recent years, our state still imports about twice as much as we export. Why can’t we rise up the ranks?
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Opinion: Maine must protect teens from social media’s detrimental effects
Time once allocated to outdoor exploration, meaningful peer interactions, or even just daydreaming now evaporates in infinite scrolling and recommended videos.
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Commentary: Struggling to find meaning and happiness at work? Here’s where you may have gone wrong
Once upon a time, work was work: We endured it so that we could eat. But today too many of us have made the mistake of anointing work as our main source of meaning. Seventy percent of employees say their jobs define their sense of purpose. Meanwhile, my research shows a scant 12.5% of us […]
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Douglas Rooks: Finding a path through the nightmare in Gaza
If you want to know how the debate about Gaza went terribly wrong, a controversy over a lyrical essay published in an online literary magazine provides clues. Joanna Chen, who emigrated to Israel from Britain, translates Hebrew and Arabic poetry by Israelis and Palestinians into English. She also transports Palestinian children through checkpoints for life-saving […]