On May 21, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, in Hamburg, Germany, ruled that greenhouse gases are marine pollutants and nations must take action to “reduce, control and prevent” their effects. The tribunal, sometimes called the Oceans Court, was responding to a request from a consortium of small island nations disappearing under […]
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: California’s electric are rules are ‘unworkable’
Virginia was write to set them aside, a Heritage Foundation columnist writes.
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Jim Fossel: Trump was overzealously pursued
If an incumbent Democratic congressman had paid off his mistress with campaign funds, there would be no trial.
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The Maine Millennial: Don McLean is anything but a role model
Against the backdrop of his history of domestic abuse, the substantial age gap between the singer and his current girlfriend gave me additional pause.
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Opinion: Silence derails recognition of Louis Sockalexis
It’s great that MLB has finally accorded recognition to Black players from the Negro Leagues. Now when will it do the same for Native American players?
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Opinion: Mainers with disabilities punished by legislative process
By calling a special session on policy and equity, Gov. Mills could address procedural concerns.
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Opinion: What a WWI cemetery in France means to every Mainer
President Biden’s decision to visit Aisne-Marne shows him to be guided by civil and compassionate values.
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Opinion: Caring for the Gulf of Maine signals deep appreciation
Let’s express our profound appreciation of the Gulf of Maine, and our profound concern for its future, on World Oceans Day.
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Community Compass: No tax increases on Winslow’s horizon
There has been a tremendous amount of hand-wringing in Winslow lately over the proposed school budget and the use of the undesignated fund balance to maintain the town property taxes at their current level. One needs only to look at any one of the Facebook groups associated with Winslow to see the concern some Winslow […]
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Community Compass: Hallowell must remove PFAS from its public water supply
Word to the wise to Hallowell residents and visitors of Hallowell’s burgeoning restaurant and café scene: Don’t drink the water here. Why? Hallowell’s public drinking water is contaminated with more than three times the federal safe level of toxic chemicals for human consumption. These toxins, known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”), are a group […]