I’m sobered by the cultural crisis playing out within the Christian tradition.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Nature Connects: Conservation organizations shift from protecting to connecting
The best, most durable conservation outcomes are only possible when we have strong relationships with people and communities.
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Opinion: When analyzing the state’s budget outlook, context matters
Mainers deserve leaders who can level with them honestly … particularly in an election year.
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Opinion: Employers can strengthen Maine’s workforce by hiring people with disabilities
People with disabilities are often overlooked when it comes to jobs, but they can be some of the most loyal, hard-working employees a business has.
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Opinion: In a very uninspiring election, I’m voting to do the least harm
Although I’m not interested in the ridiculous Trump or the status-quo Harris, the vice president seems to me the safer pick.
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Hilary Koch: To pee or not to pee (sitting down)
Teaching boys that it’s acceptable to leave a mess for others to clean underpins the idea that men’s needs come first, Hilary Koch writes.
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Opinion: We’re at risk of plunging into fascism while staring at our phones
If we are to preserve our democracy, the parallels between America’s current political tensions and 1932 Germany must be taken into account.
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Opinion: Democrats risk losing key constituencies over support for Israel
We want our democracy to expand its big tent, not create more tent cities.
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Douglas Rooks: Potential Kennebec dam sales offer creative solution
In America the Divided, agreement on any difficult issue often seems impossible, so it’s heartening to hear about a creative solution to a knotty, long-running controversy over four hydroelectric dams on the Kennebec River. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has offered to buy the dams and is in serious talks with the owner, Toronto-based energy giant […]
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Scholars Strategy Network: Our health is on the line this election
Americans have the ability to pick representatives who will make a huge slew of decisions affecting our futures and also our ability to empower ourselves, writes Amy Fried.