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Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: Maine should demand accountability from its solid waste monopolist
Communities served by the company find themselves in a take-it-or-leave-it situation. That’s not good enough.
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Commentary: Maine should shun initiatives to industrialize our coastal communities, waters
Restoration and protection efforts will sustain and strengthen our local fishing economies, cultures and marine ecosystems.
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Commentary: State ‘surplus’ a chance to set Maine up for a better future
For years we’ve been running at a deficit when it comes to meeting the needs of ordinary Mainers. Let’s turn that around.
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Commentary: My dream that women would lead Maine is now a reality
What’s on the menu for our state this International Women’s Day? Quite a bit.
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Maine Voices: A healthy respect for health care system pay equity
If MaineHealth and Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems paid their highest non-physician earners $500,000, tops, each would have over $2 million to raise entry-level or ‘less-skilled’ workers’ wages.
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Maine Voices: UMaine System tuition waiver would benefit students, taxpayers alike
Not only would it help keep Mainers out of debt, but it would also help build a better-educated workforce, making our state more able to attract and retain businesses.
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Commentary: Next step for Maine tribes should be meetings, negotiation
A recent report suggests a 1980 act broadly deprives Maine tribes of the benefits of federal legislation. But exactly what powers do the tribes lack?
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Maine Voices: Climate change is a complex issue. It requires a complex solution.
Saying that it’s all about reining in population significantly misses the mark – we also have to focus on affluence and consumption.
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Community Compass: Moorings debacle a sign of trouble in Winthrop
In response to a recent column by Elizabeth Peters, I’d like to remind her that singling out fellow Winthrop town councilors and members of the community is bad policy and wrong. Now that we’ve heard her evaluation (“Mooring rules in Winthrop about safety, public access,” Feb. 18), there is room to add to this misguided […]