Imagine feeling so tired that you’re unable to be recharged no matter how much you sleep. Not only this, but you experience other symptoms like trouble comprehending, poor memory, dizziness, weakness, shakiness, body aches, nausea and more. After feeling horrible for months on end you go to multiple doctors and are told that all your […]
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Opinion: Passenger rail for central Maine should be taken seriously
Support for train service in the region isn’t being given appropriate consideration at the state level.
Opinion: Recreation can and must be accessible to all
A number of Maine organizations are breaking down barriers to sports – and the myriad physical and emotional benefits that go along with them.
Opinion: Protect Maine veterans from financial scams, fraud
I’ve sponsored a bill to clarify the benefits claims process and make it more secure.
Opinion: Our colleges need to reform themselves
For the sake of American democracy and unity, growing cynicism about higher education must be undone.
Maine Compass: When 98% isn’t good enough: working on eclipse day
A doctor reflects on missing the eclipse but experiencing the everyday miracles of working in medicine.
Opinion: Maine families deserve relief from ‘facility fees,’ medical debt
Legislators must act to both keep out-of-control hospital fees in check and address Mainers’ medical debt.
Opinion: We can’t bear to think about Sudan and Haiti, so we don’t
Conflicts between states, or between a state and an entity, can be easier for people to analyze.
Opinion: Why I’m angry at the anti-abortion movement
I can’t even pretend to understand how anyone calling themselves “pro-life” manages to dismiss so much of its hard reality.
Jim Fossel: Online privacy bill jumps the gun
Governments around the world are struggling to address digital privacy. That they’re struggling with it in Augusta is no surprise.