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Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Tom Waddell: Fight over abortion is far from over
Abortion is essential to women’s reproductive health care. Some conditions that make abortion necessary include the criminal or medical ills of rape, incest, intimate partner violence, illness or illegal drug use during pregnancy that affects the fetus, and life-threatening fetal abnormalities. Where abortion is illegal, women often resort to unsafe means to end unwanted pregnancies, […]
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Commentary: Maine will be a valuable partner to an independent Greenland
The world’s largest island is in the process of seceding from Denmark. Some Mainers will have front-row seats to this instructive process.
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Commentary: Safety in our communities shouldn’t feel so tenuous
Tasked with balancing public safety against personal freedom, how often do we get it wrong?
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Commentary: With MAGA-led chaos in Congress, Gen. Milley’s warning rings loud and clear
In recent days, the country has been subjected to a chilling preview of what MAGA rule would look like if Donald Trump returns to power, as America’s allies looked on in shock while its enemies had good reason to cheer. Having failed to shut down the government, but succeeded in axing Ukraine aid, a handful […]
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Commentary: The power of cooperation in Maine – building stronger communities together
Our state’s cooperatives – including credit unions, housing, agriculture, fisheries and utilities – support local suppliers, create jobs and keep money circulating within the community.
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Commentary: Maine right to repair referendum question oversteps the mark
The right to repair should be protected. We shouldn’t have to open ourselves to security risks while doing so.
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The Maine Millennial: Grumble if you want, but the government is us
If government is our problem, it means that we are our problem.
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Hilary Koch: Politicians everywhere are putting on a show no one wants to watch
Can we talk about politics? I know. I know. Many of you are sick and tired of politics and don’t want to read another column about it. Sure, it’s like a trip to the dentist; you only go if you have a toothache. But we’re in the midst of political chaos, and some people are […]
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Jim Fossel: House Republicans must end the chaos
Eight lunatics fired Speaker Kevin McCarthy for … simply doing his job.