Some American chemical companies have an important lesson to learn: It doesn’t pay to keep secrets. Earlier this month, DuPont and four other companies filed a suit to prevent The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Rome News-Tribune from obtaining certain documents. Those legal filings reveal how much the chemical companies are paying to settle a lawsuit […]
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: Too many lives are lost to gun violence. That’s a fact, not a fear tactic.
Maine gun safety advocates support laws that do not jeopardize the rights of law-abiding citizens to purchase a firearm.
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Commentary: License to kill – Brookfield’s dams and Maine’s rivers
A major July fish kill on one of Maine’s most revered fisheries shows why Mainers must be concerned as Brookfield seeks to renew its dam licenses.
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Commentary: Free Maine community college tuition program must be made permanent
Meeting with high school sophomores recently, I had to equivocate about the availability of free college; nobody is sure they’ll have the option. That’s a problem.
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Commentary: Maine Clean Trucks proposal carries major economic and environmental benefits
The rule is reasonable and not one-size-fits-all; it will never rush a zero-emission vehicle into a heavy-duty job it’s not ready for.
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Commentary: Trump is rotten but shouldn’t be kicked off the ballot
If people don’t want him back in the White House, it’s simple: Don’t vote for him.
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Commentary: Significant bipartisan breakthroughs seldom make headlines
My first legislative session featured several impressive examples of cross-party collaboration. Why wasn’t more made of them?
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Jim Fossel: Take a long, hard look at No Labels
It’s met the requirements to become a Maine political party; if it chooses to do so, it could cause extraordinary chaos.
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Community Compass: Waterville building set for demolition has a story to tell
In late June of 1862 there must have been many Waterville families nervously waiting to receive letters from their boys, husbands, or friends. Maine regiments were fighting the Confederates for control of the South’s capital, Richmond, Virginia. Two of those families lived near each other and were related through a marriage. One of their homes […]
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Hilary Koch: ‘Fabulous at 50’? Yes and no
I have officially crossed the threshold into the realm of maturity. The grand occasion arrived in July, marking the entrance into my fifth decade of life. It came and went without great fanfare. But if you’ve been following me, you also know I had set a lofty goal over a year ago. And some of […]