How long before one of the few right whales remaining turns up in Maine fishing gear? Let’s not wait and see.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: For parents, August is the Sunday of the year. I’m leaning in.
Braced for the onslaught of school and after-school scheduling, I’m reminding myself that I’ll look back on this daily grind someday and miss it.
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Commentary: The US bungled its COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Why no accountability?
Although the lion’s share of COVID-19 infections and deaths in the United States is over, Americans should embrace their inner Yogi Berra, who once observed that “it ain’t over till it’s over.” Indeed, a number of issues regarding COVID-19 remain active, including hundreds of thousands of patients potentially stricken with long COVID-19 and the mystery […]
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Commentary: For a democracy at risk, one small but significant step forward
“A house divided cannot stand” feels uncomfortably on-target at this time in our political history. To compare Abraham Lincoln’s famous words to our current political intransigence may appear hyperbolic. But the reality is that our divisions are intense and deep. Politically, there is a sense of caution in talking to friends, neighbors and family. A […]
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Commentary: No matter what fossil fuel industry says, time for offshore wind is now
Wind in the Gulf of Maine is a resource we can sustainably farm for a long time to come – don’t let anybody tell you otherwise.
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Jim Fossel: Both GOP and RNC must be firm with Trump
Letting him shirk the pledge to support the party’s eventual nominee – whoever it may be – should not be an option.
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The Maine Millennial: Putting on a face to meet the faces that I see
Being diagnosed with autism at the age of 30 explains how I interact with the world. And I love explanations.
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Commentary: Have fun with strangers. Democracy and our mental health may depend on it
Over the past couple of years, I lost my fear of the Other. It happened while I was picking up new hobbies, such as skating and dancing, while befriending a larger and more diverse array of people. In some cases, I bonded with people whose politics are very different from mine. The disconnection I’d felt […]
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Leonard Greene: The second-most important speech at the March on Washington
At the age of 92, attorney and activist Clarence Jones reminds us of the life Martin Luther King Jr. might have enjoyed if he had been a simple church pastor or a seminary professor. Jones, a top King lieutenant and a trusted friend of the slain civil rights leader, has been blessed with longevity and […]
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Douglas Rooks: There’s a reason senators don’t serve for life
The infirmities of aging have been much debated as they apply to recent presidents, but mostly ignored when it comes to the U.S. Senate, where there’s evidence of actual disability. The most prominent example is Diane Feinstein, the California Democrat who made the apparently unwise decision to run for reelection in 2018 to a fifth […]