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Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Commentary: Biden’s fellow seniors have advice for the 81-year-old president: Lose the script, project your voice
For those who doubt Joe Biden’s capacity to be president, Herb Klar has a suggestion: Swing by his neighborhood sometime. “They don’t come to Rossmoor and see all the octagenarians … and see how lively and bright and competent we all are,” said Klar, 76, a retired clinical social worker, who was sporting a Golden […]
Commentary: Maine AG has poor record in police shootings
A Maine attorney general has never found an officer at fault in a shooting.
Opinion: Maine will not hit clean energy goals without transmission and delivery
We are failing to build new transmission lines at the pace and scale needed to meet our targets.
Commentary: Five big political questions for 2024
The political stakes couldn’t be higher in the coming year, with both the presidency and control of Congress up in the air. And the courts will be involved more than usual, with former President Donald Trump under four separate indictments, at least some of which could head to trial in 2024. If that isn’t enough, […]
Hilary Koch: How to truly restore our power
The Dec. 18 storm, despite warnings from forecasters, caught us flat-footed.
Opinion: What if you resolved to do something new every single day?
It’s what I did in 2023 – and I had a ball doing it.
Opinion: Our battle for access to abortion must be sustained
Mainers deserve to live in a state where funding for family planning services is prioritized rather than pilloried.
The Maine Millennial: Out with the old, in with the New Year’s goals
I’m feeling pretty good about looking at 2023 in the rear-view mirror.
Maine Compass: Stop wringing hands, start supporting Biden
We think of age as an impediment. What if it’s an engine?