There is no reason to believe that putting Mainers in charge of our electricity grid would produce better results.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Douglas Rooks: A tipping point in the fight against gun violence
The ripples of last week’s “mass shooting” — an inadequate term, but all we have — continue to spread, but gradually the shock waves are receding from the days immediately following the horrific events in Lewiston. For a time everyone locked their doors, while the search for the man who took 18 lives, not including […]
Commentary: Gun ownership and gun safety laws can and do coexist
The policy change most of us desperately want will only come if we demand it.
Commentary: The ocean of yesterday is not the ocean of tomorrow
The massive algae bloom in the Gulf of Maine this past summer serves as a stark reminder of the need for new and better data.
Maine Compass: Securing older Mainers’ healthcare: Sen. Susan Collins can lead the way once again
During the tumultuous attempts by Senate Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the eyes of every Mainer — voters, health care practitioners, and passionate advocates — were fixed on the repercussions of these actions. We closely examined how ACA’s potential repeal would affect our lives, our families, and our patients. There […]
Maine Compass: Rep. Jared Golden makes courageous stand on guns
It’s the kind of message that has the potential to break the national logjam on gun safety.
Commentary: Our failed immigration policy is causing a child labor epidemic in the US
Children are now mainstays in migration policy debates and news, with unaccompanied minors at the border drawing much attention over the past decade. The systemic violence and poverty that displace thousands of children from Central and South America have a long history. While these factors have only worsened in recent years because of climate change, […]
Commentary: Veterans’ gun rights amendment paves way for the next tragedy
Just before the shooting in Lewiston, our system of background checks took a big hit.
Commentary: Don’t grow all the way up, it’s a trap!
The other night, after a long family dinner, my 13-year-old niece disappeared into our downstairs closet and soon reemerged with a box of toys I’d saved from my daughter Chloe’s childhood. Chloe, who is now 31, was surprisingly happy. “I want that,” she said, reaching for a Furby. “That one too,” she said, looking at […]
Jim Fossel: No country deserves to be the victim of terrorism
A mixed global reaction to the attack of Oct. 7 is a grave disappointment.