Fated to succumb to convenience, are we doomed to sacrifice our remaining privacy and agency in the process?
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Schooner Fare to return to one of its favorite venues Dec. 1
Maine folk act kicked off career in 1975 in Brunswick.
Commentary: Extend Affordable Connectivity Program funding, bridge Maine’s ‘digital divide’
In the two years since its creation, the ACP has already assisted about 90,000 Maine households. We can’t let it die out.
Commentary: Maine can incentivize CMP, Versant to do the right thing
We sometimes forget that our regulatory structure is our means of local control.
Commentary: The threat facing America is not going to be subdued by guns
Our obsession with weapons has mostly to do with unfounded fears and feelings of personal inadequacy.
Commentary: Home-schooling is now mainstream. True school choice must include support for it
I do not recall my exact reaction when my husband suggested that we consider home-schooling our children. Laughter seems plausible, particularly since we had no children yet when he casually worked its mention into our conversation. But my sense of home-schooling at that time was mostly that it was for families on the cultural fringe […]
Commentary: Trump could try to blame his lawyers for Jan. 6. But it just got a lot more difficult.
There’s a wide gulf between a casual assertion and a robust defense at trial.
Commentary: We must not repeat Islamophobia in our discourse on the Israel-Hamas war
The immediate focus must be saving lives. Racism that silences debate prevents that from happening.
Hilary Koch: Diabetes, death and dollars
As my son grows up, he’s learning that our health care system is more about profits than keeping people alive and well.
The Maine Millennial: All I have for the gun lobby is disgust
I’m sick and tired of having to tiptoe around the feelings of gun nuts.