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.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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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 […]
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Mayors: Hate has no place in Augusta, Hallowell
Recently, the cities of Augusta and Hallowell were subjected to hateful incidents that shook our communities to their core. In each city, racist, anti-Semitic, anti-LGBTQ+, and xenophobic language and tropes were spewed in public settings. In Augusta, an August rally by neo-Nazis and white supremacists included masked protestors giving Nazi salutes to passers-by; this followed […]
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The Maine Millennial: Why won’t we think of health care as a public good?
Maine’s medical professionals are right: The time for universal health care insurance coverage is now.
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Commentary: Planned cut to VA funding for ambulances would harm our nation’s veterans
Unless stopped, the Department of Veterans Affairs is set to knock over a domino that may drastically harm veterans’ health care and then spread to the general community. In a cost-cutting measure on track to take effect early next year, the VA plans to sever a critical link between veterans and medical facilities by significantly […]