On Sept. 11, the Food and Drug Administration approved an emergency use authorization for updated COVID-19 vaccines. The next day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a statement that recommended updated vaccines for people 6 months and older. As these new vaccines become available, it is critical that we improve access to save […]
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Jim Fossel: Pine Tree Power is a risky scheme with disastrous potential
Board members elected to the proposed public utility wouldn’t even have to know how to screw in a lightbulb. That’s a problem.
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The Maine Millennial: Turning back the clock would work out for only a few of us
It’s tone-deaf to clamor for a return to the good old days.
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Commentary: Trump’s second-term agenda must not get lost in the noise
Anyone who isn’t a true believer in the former president’s authoritarian vision should be terrified.
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Commentary: We must challenge the subtle censorship of books as much as the brazen
Are librarians like us fighting censorship if we defend only those titles with which we agree?
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Susana Hancock: Climate action – and the hope it conjures – can be found everywhere
Faced with the specter of the climate crisis, Mainers are getting better at coming together to take a stand against it.
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Commentary: Is it time for a federal judge to put a gag order on Donald Trump?
It’s been clear for some time that U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan will jail Donald Trump for contempt or impose other severe penalties for his behavior only if he leaves her no choice. Based on the former president’s response to the Justice Department’s motion for a limited gag order in the Jan. 6 case, it […]
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Commentary: With so much uncertainty, Pine Tree Power is a bad deal for Maine
Do we really want to be on the hook for ensuing litigation and billions of dollars in unpredictable costs?
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Commentary: Social media is just one online habit hurting teens
Last spring, my tween was begging for more independence, starting with being allowed to walk home from school alone. The mile-plus walk involves crossing a few busy streets. I was hesitant; she doesn’t have a phone, so she had no way to contact me if something went wrong. But we practiced a few times (with […]
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Douglas Rooks: One party owns shutdown politics
The facts are simple. Only Republicans have ever shut down a federal or state government, and only Republicans think it’s a good idea.