The first time I used generative artificial intelligence, I felt like a kid at an amateur magic show. Is the card really floating in midair? The parents at this kind of show, of course, are less dumbstruck than the kids: The card is not floating but instead swinging on some string. It’s not magic. Not […]
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Opinion: The big-tent trend descends on my home beach
Why come to the shore to sit fully clothed at a covered dining table?
Commentary: Biden drags Supreme Court into politics
President Joe Biden is treating the Constitution as a mere suggestion in calling for sweeping changes to the United States Supreme Court. For the most part, what he is proposing can only be done by amending the founding document, a process that is extraordinarily difficult, and in this instance, unnecessary. Biden’s play on the high […]
Opinion: Invest in Maine’s future and pass Question 2 this November
While we are experiencing momentum in various sectors right now, that momentum is not sustainable without strategic investment.
Commentary: Kamala Harris has work to do and more women to convince
In the 48 hours after President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, she did something every working woman in America can relate to: She put her multi-tasking superpowers to work and got a big job done in little time. But Harris’ impressive launch will not be enough […]
Douglas Rooks: Maine’s public defender requirements need an immediate fix
For the first time since the horrific events of June 7 — when a man released on bail in Auburn murdered one person and burned down two houses before being shot to death by police — the newly renamed Maine Commission on Public Defense Services met last week to consider the enormous backlog in finding […]
Opinion: Rep. Golden is a victim of media mischaracterization
I’m disappointed in recent coverage of the congressman’s positions.
Commentary: With Supreme Court reform ideas, Biden is playing the long game
The first and easiest question to answer with respect to the package of Supreme Court reform measures that President Joe Biden announced Monday is whether there is any hope of their passage or enactment by the current Congress. There is not. With Congress hopelessly polarized and the Supreme Court hopelessly politicized, there is no chance […]
Opinion: Embrace community; embrace access to higher ed for all Mainers
My daughter’s journey with Saint Joseph’s College of Maine’s Integrated Studies Program has been nothing short of transformational.
Opinion: Climate-smart forestry can grow Maine’s bioeconomy
Realizing the carbon benefits of forests requires a systems approach, combining ecological and climate objectives.