The Brennan administration created the toolkit for modern state government. In the process, Joe earned the undying loyalty, respect, and affection of everyone who ever worked for or with him, Frank O’Hara says.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Opinion: Government mandates to blame for continuing decline of Maine education
Mainers should be empowered to make the important decisions regarding their children’s education.
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Opinion: To improve Maine students’ health and academics, start in the cafeteria
Revisions to the USDA’s school nutrition standards will strengthen a key source of nutrition for more than half of American schoolchildren.
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Opinion: Passover teaches us lessons of unity and connection
Connection, both to our ancestors and with others around the world, is a powerful tool in the fight against loneliness and depression.
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Douglas Rooks: Gov. Brennan was like no other Maine politician, before or since
Son of a union longshoreman, Brennan never strayed far from his birthplace, dying just a few blocks from the Kellogg Street tenement where he grew up, the columnist writes.
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Opinion: A plea to USPS: Please ban envelope anonymity
Most of my mail now falls into one of two categories: worthless or objectionable. It would help if the USPS would require identifying information on the envelopes.
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Commentary: Will former Trump officials vote for America first?
Conservative Republican Trump insiders are confronting the fact that they have a tough decision they must make.
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Opinion: Storm repair must be carried out with Maine taxpayers in mind
Where public funds are being relied on, certain practical conditions should apply.
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Opinion: I hope people will continue to look up
The recent solar eclipse brought us all together.
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Opinion: The terrorist threat is growing – if not necessarily to the U.S.
Nobody can rule out a resurgence of terrorism. That said, a lot suggests that jihadism, at least in the West, will keep evolving into a manageable threat.