Refusing to spend money on noncitizens’ health care might save money in the short term. But the bill will come due.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Hilary Koch: Eliot Cutler and ‘child pornography’
Let’s call the crime what it is, and maybe we won’t be so easy on the perpetrators.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Outdoor school programs should be available to all Maine students
A three-day, two-night outdoor school program for all schoolgoing Mainers? We can make it a reality.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Legislature should set aside differences to help local government
It’s time to sidestep the usual ideological disagreement and work together on a plan that can offer Maine assistance it desperately needs.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: As artificial intelligence debates rage, Hollywood reflects our fears
Horror films of the 1950s depicted fears brought on by the nuclear age. In 2023, the same trend is brought on by the rise of AI.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Proposed ratios will not bring needed nurses into the profession
The nurse-to-patient staffing ratio bill before the Maine Legislature will limit access to care when health care facilities are unable to comply with its mandate.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Op-Eds
Reporting Aside: Inch by inch, row by row, a small group makes community grow
Steven Jones, who owns Fieldstone Gardens in Vassalboro, was joined this week by two of his employees at the RiverWalk at Head of Falls in Waterville to bring some color to the garden beds, and to the lives of passersby, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: To support our state’s children we must support their families
Dozens of organizations across Maine are trying new “whole-family” strategies with a view to improving child welfare. Results so far have been promising.
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Commentary: Exceeding federal debt limit would be bad for the US, for Maine – and for you
The only responsible choice is for Congress to temporarily lift the cap previously set on borrowing to fund our existing obligations.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: In this season of second chances, let’s bring parole back to Maine
Among other benefits, parole would allow people to become taxpayers supporting their families, rather than living in prison at taxpayer expense.