Tongue-lashings won’t produce a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Tyler Cowen: No, low-skilled immigrants don’t cost taxpayers money
It’s not often that Paul Krugman and Donald Trump agree. But the Nobel-prize-winning economist and former (and future?) president have both subscribed to the mainstream consensus that, in the short run, less skilled immigrants are a burden on public finances. They may receive government benefits, including health care, yet they are not always ready to […]
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On the Edge: Mother’s Day
J.P. Devine pauses to remember that we live in a world where mothers and their children are going hungry this very morning.
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Opinion: Maine missed an opportunity to create a more fair income tax structure
The veto of a thoughtful, sensible bipartisan policy by Gov. Mills prevents us from using new tax revenue on unmet needs.
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Opinion: How can a liberal love Israel?
There’s only one Jewish state. And that’s what is at stake in this war.
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Opinion: Gov. Mills is choosing austerity over the people of Maine
Around 80 bills are in jeopardy because of the governor’s prioritization of tax cuts and business subsidies over Mainers.
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Opinion: Another medical school is not the solution to Maine’s problems
Maine does not have a shortage of medical students; it has a shortage of clinical training and residency slots.
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Maine Compass: Legislature must act now to save Maine’s homeless shelters
Without funding for Maine’s shelters, far too many Mainers will literally be left out in the cold, the CEO of Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter writes.
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Opinion: Julia Gagnon won me over from the very first note
I can’t wait to see what she does next.
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Douglas Rooks: Supreme Court delays becoming intolerable
In Washington during the pandemic, I passed by the Supreme Court building often on the way to the Library of Congress. One of the classically inspired “marble temples” built well into the 20th century, it’s also one of the largest, constructed long after the White House and Capitol became symbols of government known throughout the […]