Our state can move more families beyond survival, putting them on a path to stability and self-sufficiency.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Opinion: Consider motherhood by the numbers
Impossible math, impossible prejudice and backbreaking efforts to bend time.
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ON MUSIC: Running with Scissors comedians like to think outside the box
Improv group scheduled to perform at Somerset Abbey on Feb. 24.
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Opinion: Language is the greatest tool to engender peace
Violence only sows the seeds for more violence. Another approach to peace is needed.
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Opinion: Decriminalizing drug possession is the wrong move
Concern about Oregon’s recent experience should inform Maine’s decision-making.
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Opinion: Reproductive freedom is not just a women’s issue
A half a century ago, a tall, thin young woman, the sister of the groom and new sister-in-law of my best friend, stood at the altar in a beautiful bridesmaid dress that perfectly matched her striking green eyes. I dreamed of being her, a college co-ed filled with dreams. I imagined the choices she’d make, […]
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Opinion: There is no place for violence in American politics
To threaten the life and well-being of an election official is a serious offense that must not be tolerated.
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Commentary: Why do we talk about older people so negatively?
Age matters, but so do words. While pundits debate President Joe Biden’s cognitive fitness for office and the possible motivations behind prejudicial language contained in special counsel Robert K. Hur’s classified documents report, the rest of us have a different problem: the “elderly.” Older people themselves aren’t the issue, but the way we talk about […]
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Commentary: Many Americans believe migrants bring fentanyl across the border. That’s wrong and dangerous
Two unrelated facts combined with a lie form a powerful and dangerous piece of misinformation that is spreading virally. The facts are that a drug overdose epidemic is killing more than 100,000 Americans a year and that far more migrants are crossing the country’s southern border than ever before. The lie is that the migrants […]
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Opinion: A combat veteran’s take on assault weapons
Find a veteran and ask them how they compare the threat level on streets of Maine to a combat zone where they may have used an assault rifle.