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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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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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 […]
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Opinion: Trump cares nothing for us, the country or the world
In calling last Friday the ‘darkest day’ in our nation’s history, Trump tells us everything we need to know.
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Douglas Rooks: Roberts has one chance to salvage court’s reputation
As Donald Trump’s first criminal trial in New York neared its end, attentive observers sensed the ex-president was likely to found guilty. While prosecutor Alvin Bragg’s team presented a clear, tight, well-supported case, the ex-president’s attorneys were all over the map. Whether that was due to poor lawyering or their client’s insistence on denying everything […]
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Opinion: The jury has spoken – what happens next will be a great test of American democracy
Will folks believe in the legal system or the discreditation of it by Trump and his acolytes?
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Opinion: Restoration of social safety net is a job for the state
Society was restructured 40 years ago. Now we have to play the hand we were dealt.
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Opinion: Loopholes in gun background check system must be closed
Maine state lawmakers know the importance of background checks. It’s time for their federal counterparts to follow their lead.
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Letter from the CEO: Announcing the Maine Trust for Local News Community Board
We have recruited a diverse and dedicated group of Mainers to serve as the board’s inaugural members.
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Healthy Lakes: You, too, can plant a tree … or three
It doesn’t take much to create a whole new natural mini-neighborhood, where birds, mammals, insects, moss, lichens, and micro-organisms thrive. And it’ll help the world get better.