The only effective long-term answer is to build and rehabilitate more housing – a lot more.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Opinion: We don’t really disagree on gun safety, do we?
While we cannot erase the past, we can influence the future. And most of us want to do that.
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Maine Compass: The key ingredient in raising successful adults? Teamwork
Helping kids thrive goes far beyond what happens when they sit behind a desk in a classroom, a longtime teacher writes.
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Movie Review: ‘One Life’ impossible not to be moved, J.P. Devine writes
This is the story behind James Hawes’ new film that opens tomorrow in Waterville.
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Douglas Rooks: What did we learn from the COVID pandemic?
Four years after life as we know it was changed by a virus, we still haven’t come to terms with how we responded.
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Opinion: Let’s pass a budget that commits to a thriving Maine
Is saving money more important than the health, safety and financial security of our residents?
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Opinion: This is a make-or-break year for the environment
If elected, Donald Trump will dismember the EPA and make decisions that condemn us to decades of regrettable consequences.
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Opinion: With sea levels rising, Mainers need to rise up
Our legislators urgently need to focus on preventative mechanisms.
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Opinion: Maine lobstermen will not be scapegoated over right whale
Regulators and out-of-state agitators are impugning one of the most sustainable fisheries in the world for right whale deaths. Enough.
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Commentary: Biden says America is ‘coming back.’ Trump says we’re ‘in hell.’ Are they talking about the same nation?
To one presidential candidate, the United States is “a failing nation” that’s “descending into a cesspool of ruin.” “In many ways, we’re living in hell right now.” To the other candidate, “America is coming back. … Our future is brighter.” “The American people are writing the greatest comeback story never told.” You already know which […]