We should not miss an opportunity to provide significant humanitarian and medical aid during a cruel and terrible conflict.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
A letter from the publisher: There is still so much to be thankful for
Dear reader, “Mainers to Be Thankful For” is one of my favorite annual features. I hope you have a chance to enjoy this year’s selection of people who make our lives brighter and our communities stronger – people like Janice Sweeney of Jay, who started her lifetime of community service working at the snack shack […]
A letter from the publisher: There is still so much to be thankful for
Dear reader, “Mainers to Be Thankful For” is one of my favorite annual features. I hope you have a chance to enjoy this year’s selection of people who make our lives brighter and our communities stronger – people like Janice Sweeney of Jay, who started her lifetime of community service working at the snack shack […]
Maine Voices: Trump is a threat to our nation. Time for our senators to take a stand.
The risk of a second Trump presidency should be alarming enough to spur Sens. Collins and King into vocal opposition.
Maine Voices: It must be possible to reach a truce in the culture wars
There’s plenty for many of us to be angry about. By staying angry, however, we can’t take on a shared mission.
Jim Fossel: We need an independent audit of child protection in Maine
We’re not doing nearly enough to keep children in our state safe.
The Maine Millennial: RIP to a very good cat
Juno was genial with people and other animals to the end.
Commentary: Why Democrats are ride or die for another Biden term
Potential challengers understand that fracturing the Democratic Party in 2024 would presage the breaking of American democracy thereafter.
Commentary: Support those on both sides who want peace in Gaza
History can inform our understanding of the cycle of violence and revenge in the Middle East.
Commentary: It’s not too late for GOP to dump Trump and pick Nikki
If Haley’s strong foreign policy cred isn’t enough to persuade voters, maybe her electability will do the trick.