Condemnation is only the first step. It is time we take proactive measures to curtail such incidents in the future.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Robin Abcarian: Do what’s right for the planet or for your pocketbook? A fast-fashion dilemma
I realized I had a problem with internet shopping the day my 13-year-old niece looked at the packing slip in a box that had just arrived and yelled, “What — $200 for a pair of jeans?!” I can explain. I have never spent $200 on a pair of jeans in my life. Kirkland, after all, […]
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Commentary: Nancy Pelosi and the protracted decay of democracy
Nancy Pelosi recently announced her intent to run for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Pelosi has occupied that seat since 1987. In nearly four-decades of service, she has accumulated political power and financial resources, earned tremendous influence over Democratic policymaking, and advanced the interests of many of her constituents. She has also contributed […]
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The Maine Millennial: COVID hits some of us harder than others
I could take time off from my job to recover without forgoing pay. Millions aren’t so fortunate.
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Jim Fossel: Real leadership could prevent federal spending battles
Members of Congress should be looking for ways to fix the system and avoid these crises in the future.
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Commentary: Church gives us a shot at community – and community is what we need
If you’re not interested in churchgoing, you can find or make a ‘church’ of your own that connects you to other people.
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Sen. Angus King: America needs stability, not standoffs
Recent government shutdowns have been very painful and very costly. What if we forced Congress to do its job instead?
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Noah Feldman: Republican impeachment inquiry marks low point in history
The decision by the House Republican leadership to open an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden — without any evidence of wrongdoing — marks a low point in the mis-deployment of the Constitution’s mechanism for removing a sitting president. Bad as it is, however, the inquiry itself won’t put the nail in the coffin of the […]
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Commentary: The US and Vietnam should boost their relationship. China looms large
If you were to tell an American in 1973 that there would come a time when a future U.S. president was warmly greeted in Hanoi, he or she might have called you crazy. And yet, that’s precisely what happened last weekend, when President Joe Biden flew into the Vietnamese capital, met with the senior leadership […]
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Maine Compass: For the health of Mainers, we can’t afford to delay stronger clean car and truck standards
Maine has a great opportunity to improve our state’s health and economy by adopting stronger standards for clean cars and trucks that will ensure automakers are delivering new zero emission vehicles for Mainers to buy. By giving more people the freedom to choose zero emission vehicles, we are investing in Maine people, ensuring those already […]