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Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: Trump is right to end federal diversity programs
Recently, I had the chance to catch up with a friend from Los Angeles. She’s a political liberal and cast her vote for Kamala Harris last fall. As we talked, I discovered she shared common ground with the MAGA crowd: My friend was outraged by what she said “diversity, equity and inclusion” initiatives have done […]
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Hilary Koch: Immigration: The threat that never was
Legislation introduced in Maine is another example of performing paranoia rather than addressing problems truthfully, the columnist writes.
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Opinion: Stop besmirching Maine’s medical cannabis program
Scaremongering by Gov. Mills and others on the subject of tracking and testing is very disheartening.
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Opinion: Federal cuts to Medicaid will harm Maine children
‘Fiscal responsibility’ can’t come before kids’ basic welfare.
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Opinion: Trump will do nothing about the staggering inequality that got him elected
The president’s brand of grievance politics is very dangerous for America.
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Opinion: The world’s happiest places are up north. No, farther north.
Finland and Iceland have a lot to teach us about contentment.
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Douglas Rooks: The Trump-Musk axis had parallels in Maine
Former Gov. Paul LePage was indeed ‘Trump before Trump.’ We’ve seen these types before.
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Opinion: Have Americans lost their capacity for critical thought?
Gleichschaltung was the process by which the Nazis seized control of pre-WWII Germany. History seems to be repeating itself today.
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Commentary: First of all, do no harm, Mr. Trump
What the president is doing with USAid will do incalculable damage, the columnist writes.