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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
There’s still time to end the redistricting madness | Douglas Rooks
Maine can serve as a national model for reform with its constitutional provisions requiring two-thirds approval.
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Caddy’s chicanery is par for the course for President Trump | Opinion
The president’s episode of cheating on a Scotland golf course serves as a rich metaphor.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Steve Collins
A fix is needed so candidates won’t shun public financing for governor’s race | Steve Collins
Too much busywork and too little money going to candidates are among the issues that need to be looked at with Maine’s Clean Election Act program.
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Presidential order on homelessness pushes us back in time | Opinion
In Cumberland County, we’ve taken uncharted paths in the civil code to coordinate mental health care for homeless defendants who need it. We’re about to have to take more.
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We have a responsibility to house Mainers who live outside | Opinion
Supportive housing works. Let’s intervene and insist on healthier outcomes.
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Under Trump, the truth will get you fired | Opinion
An unfavorable jobs report led to the firing of the head of the nonpartisan Bureau of Labor and Statistics. This is unacceptable.
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More civil political discourse can start right here in Maine | Opinion
We need a new tone to our political dialogue. Mainers shouldn’t wait for others to take the lead.
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More civil discourse and debate can start right here in Maine | Opinion
We need a new tone to our political dialogue. Mainers shouldn’t wait for others to take the lead.
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Maine seems ripe for a new approach to democratic representation | Opinion
What if a panel of voters cast individual votes on legislation, live, and their elected representative would simply transmit the outcome? That’s our vision.