Economic and oversight concerns make this a bad idea for our state.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Question 1 could jeopardize voting for many older Mainers | Opinion
This isn’t a partisan issue; it’s a fairness issue.
A chance to improve gun safety in Maine? Let’s take it. | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
While our state is very special indeed, it’s in no way special when it comes to gun violence.
I’m a Maine gun owner and I want a red flag law | Opinion
Do I believe anyone should be able to take away your gun (or mine)? I don’t. But I realize nuanced intervention can be necessary to prevent disaster.
Graham Platner deserves grace | Opinion
If we allow the Graham Platners of the world to be taken down, we’re telling every combat veteran, and every other person who lost their way for a while, that there’s no way back.
Graham Platner should take this opportunity to bow out | Steve Collins
The Senate candidate’s rapidly accumulating baggage should rule him out of the running.
Maine needs a ‘red flag’ law now more than ever | Douglas Rooks
While this policy may not prevent every gun death, it’s our responsibility to add to our limited set of tools in preventing violence.
Support for human trafficking survivors must be preserved | Opinion
The Department of Justice has yet to release $88 million appropriated by Congress for victim services. In Maine, Preble Street is among those being affected.
Absentee ballots allow Maine’s workers to stay present in democracy | Opinion
People’s schedules and workloads should not determine whether their voice counts.
Trump’s attacks on free speech trickle all the way down | Opinion
It doesn’t need to be made law to scare us into silence.