Age matters, but so do words. While pundits debate President Joe Biden’s cognitive fitness for office and the possible motivations behind prejudicial language contained in special counsel Robert K. Hur’s classified documents report, the rest of us have a different problem: the “elderly.” Older people themselves aren’t the issue, but the way we talk about […]
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: Many Americans believe migrants bring fentanyl across the border. That’s wrong and dangerous
Two unrelated facts combined with a lie form a powerful and dangerous piece of misinformation that is spreading virally. The facts are that a drug overdose epidemic is killing more than 100,000 Americans a year and that far more migrants are crossing the country’s southern border than ever before. The lie is that the migrants […]
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Opinion: A combat veteran’s take on assault weapons
Find a veteran and ask them how they compare the threat level on streets of Maine to a combat zone where they may have used an assault rifle.
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Opinion: Gov. Baxter gave Maine much more than a park
Percy Baxter was a politician who put the people ahead of private interests – in big ways and small.
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Commentary: Bread and circuses, American style
Primary season is fully underway and the election year is heating up. Then again, do campaigns ever really stop nowadays? There was a time when election years stood out as what Washington talking heads referred to as “ crazy season ”: politicians making wild promises, we ordinary people egging them on, and outcomes settled in […]
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Commentary: George Washington knew how to govern but are we willing to listen?
We all want America to flourish and prosper, but disagreements on “how” keep tripping us up. “How” is much more than picking between policy prescriptions – at its core it involves the way we treat each other, particularly those we disagree with. The person most essential to realizing America in the first place thought about […]
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Opinion: Together we can confront gun idolatry in Maine
Feb. 16 to Feb. 18 is Gun Safety Awareness Sabbath, an opportunity for all faith communities in the state to pray in unity for safety from gun violence.
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Opinion: Divert suburban highway funding to broadband
Hundreds of millions for the Maine Turnpike Authority’s costly highway expansion would be better spent on infrastructure that benefits all Mainers.
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Douglas Rooks: Age not always a political disability
When considering candidates’ fitness for office, voters often have an age-old question to answer.
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Scholars Strategy Network: Maine families are meeting their goals. Legislators must support them
L.D. 1877: An Act to Reduce the Number of Children Living in Deep Poverty by Adjusting Assistance for Low-Income Families, is one policy proposal that would make a difference.