Though this week’s heat wave will have all the hallmarks of a discrete natural disaster, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will not treat it as such.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Opinion: Nursing home staffing mandates must stand
The new mandates were the help we waited for and we celebrated. What is happening now is crushing to the spirit of every nurse I know.
Douglas Rooks: Maine senators bring home the bacon, and then some
Earmarks provide encouragement for voters to believe someone is actually listening to them in Washington, the columnist writes.
Opinion: Stories about transformation in prison distract from greater truths
While we all benefit from a good story, some stories are more productive than others.
Commentary: Counting hurricanes in a post-truth world
The Colorado State University Tropical Weather and Climate team made a news splash on April 4, forecasting a disturbingly above-average number of storms expected in this year’s hurricane season. The forecast was also notable in that it was announced earlier in the year than ever by the hurricane forecasting team at CSU, which has been making […]
Commentary: You don’t need a degree to understand climate change, just an insurance policy
You don’t need to be a scientist to understand the harms of climate change. All you need is an insurance policy. And finding affordable insurance is getting harder in the places hit hardest by climate change. As climate change increases the intensity and severity of extreme weather, the costs, both financially and in terms of […]
Opinion: Employee ownership is a strength of our construction sector
People who have the opportunity to share in the capital built through their labor have greater wealth.
Opinion: Uncovering family history prompts unexpected anguish, gratitude
I feel thankful to live in the times that I do, protected by our ability to prevent once unpreventable disease.
Jim Fossel: Few takeaways from sleepy state primaries
Looking for surprises? Look elsewhere.
The Maine Millennial: Immigrants have almost nothing to do with the housing crisis
We need people to come to Maine. And if they come from away – even from far away – so be it.