When young people speak, they talk of a better future, achieving their dreams and living in harmony. How sad it is that more adults don’t speak like this.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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The Maine Millennial: It’s convenient to focus on college protests
By choosing to get worked up about student activism we ignore the real story.
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Opinion: Celebrate teachers’ extraordinary contributions
We are not “just” teachers.
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Hilary Koch: Colby College and activism behind a mask
College protests are more centered on shouting matches and breaking rules than fostering meaningful dialogue.
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Opinion: This election year comes with great responsibility
For economic and social circumstances to improve, people need to be informed and involved.
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Douglas Rooks: Progressive income tax makes a small comeback
No big changes will happen while Janet Mills remains governor, but recent legislation gives a hint of things to come.
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Commentary: Voters can’t tell between the arsonist and the fireman
If you were shopping for toaster ovens and your choice was between one that posed a 1% chance of setting your house on fire and a competing one that would not only 100% set your house on fire but proudly guaranteed it right on the box, then you would probably go with the 1% model. […]
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Commentary: Does social media rewire kids’ brains? Here’s what the science really says
America’s young people face a mental health crisis, and adults constantly debate how much to blame phones and social media. A new round of conversation has been spurred by Jonathan Haidt’s book “The Anxious Generation,” which contends that rising mental health issues in children and adolescents are the result of social media replacing key experiences […]
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Scholars Strategy Network: Investing in Maine has put us on the road to success
The Biden administration and Congress have made good decisions to bolster the U.S. economy, a Maine-based labor economist writes.
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Commentary: Multigenerational households are key to better support for kids of single mothers
Decades of research show that on average, children who grow up with parents who are not married and living together have worse achievement and behavioral and well-being outcomes than children of two-parent homes. Despite this evidence, rates of nonmarital childbearing have risen dramatically in the U.S., especially among the noncollege-educated. What then can be done […]