Dear reader, “Mainers to Be Thankful For” is one of my favorite annual features. I hope you have a chance to enjoy this year’s selection of people who make our lives brighter and our communities stronger – people like Janice Sweeney of Jay, who started her lifetime of community service working at the snack shack […]
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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A letter from the publisher: There is still so much to be thankful for
Dear reader, “Mainers to Be Thankful For” is one of my favorite annual features. I hope you have a chance to enjoy this year’s selection of people who make our lives brighter and our communities stronger – people like Janice Sweeney of Jay, who started her lifetime of community service working at the snack shack […]
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Maine Voices: Trump is a threat to our nation. Time for our senators to take a stand.
The risk of a second Trump presidency should be alarming enough to spur Sens. Collins and King into vocal opposition.
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Jim Fossel: We need an independent audit of child protection in Maine
We’re not doing nearly enough to keep children in our state safe.
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The Maine Millennial: RIP to a very good cat
Juno was genial with people and other animals to the end.
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Commentary: Why Democrats are ride or die for another Biden term
Potential challengers understand that fracturing the Democratic Party in 2024 would presage the breaking of American democracy thereafter.
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Maine Voices: It must be possible to reach a truce in the culture wars
There’s plenty for many of us to be angry about. By staying angry, however, we can’t take on a shared mission.
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Commentary: Support those on both sides who want peace in Gaza
History can inform our understanding of the cycle of violence and revenge in the Middle East.
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Commentary: It’s not too late for GOP to dump Trump and pick Nikki
If Haley’s strong foreign policy cred isn’t enough to persuade voters, maybe her electability will do the trick.
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Commentary: I am nine months pregnant and living in Gaza. Will my baby first hear my voice or bombs?
I am 26 years old and about to give birth in Gaza. I am terrified. Nine months ago, my husband, our 3-year-old daughter and I were all filled with joy, and began planning a beautiful future for our small family in a loving home in northern Gaza. I was excited to experience motherhood again. We […]