Skowhegan is not alone in seeing the magnificent value of trails. But we need state and federal support to realize our potential as a place with accessible and connected trails that offer year-round experiences.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: Staffing hospitals at skeletal levels forces nurses to scramble
Nurses from Portland to Presque Isle have told me they are unable to either save patients’ lives or ensure they go home without any preventable complications. L.D. 1639 could change that.
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Commentary: Why do we assume that it’s safe to use our phones while we drive?
There’s growing recognition that the use of handheld phones while driving is profoundly dangerous. The data suggest that using your phone ‘responsibly’ isn’t great either.
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Jim Fossel: Has the Republican presidential field learned any lessons?
Time will tell whether or not the party is doomed to repeat the mistakes of 2016.
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The Maine Millennial: The road to a new relationship is full of rocks
More and more these days, I feel like I’m onstage in a play where everyone else got a script and I didn’t.
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Maine Compass: The rebirth of the Kennebec
You can’t see any fish, flying as we were 900 feet above the river. But we knew they were there, moving upstream to spawn. Flying over the Kennebec River was a fascinating experience and I was grateful for the opportunity to look at the watershed from above, to see and think about the efforts that […]
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Commentary: Honor, loss and perspective from a Mainer on Memorial Day
Honor. Here in Maine — especially where veterans are buried — honor means something. I recently walked Maple Cemetery in Winthrop, Mount Pleasant in Wayne, Fish in Leeds, and stopped to think about those who fell young. Memorial Day is coming, time to pause. Honor is what comes to mind too, washes over you in […]
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F.D. Flam: The spike in child mortality won’t go away on its own
For Americans under 20, an epidemic much deadlier than COVID-19 has raged over the last three years. Deaths among those aged 1 to 19 surged 20% — driven by an increase in car crashes, suicide, homicide and drug overdoses. The combined toll of behavior-related deaths on children and teens hit home after a March report […]
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Commentary: Maine’s new plan to keep kids safe by keeping families strong
Work on a four-pronged strategy informed by extensive public consultation can begin this year.
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Commentary: No government mandate will fix the challenges Maine’s hospital nurses face
Maine Med urges lawmakers to focus on health care education funding and accountability for those who assault nurses, not rigid staffing ratios.