Confidence is waning in our representatives’ ability to resist the Trump administration’s overreach. It’s up to us to light a fire under them.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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A Waterville native and a stolen Picasso | Column
In 1969, a Picasso painting was stolen from a Boston airport and Whitcomb Rummel Jr. relates his family’s role in its theft and return.
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Buckle up, this shutdown could be a long, bumpy ride | Jim Fossel
Both President Trump and Democrats seem to be digging in.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Let’s rid Maine’s campuses of the stench of Yik Yak | Opinion
I thought UMF was a safe place … until I read the things anonymously said about me on this hateful app.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
I want to understand my nephew’s autism. Trump has made that harder | Opinion
Our country’s leaders are wrong to say whatever they want, no matter the cost, to a public desperate for answers.
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We all need to step back and kick the leaves | Opinion
A favorite old poem reminds me, year after year, of the pleasure of being ‘buoyant in the ocean of leaves.’
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Research shows Question 1 would harm Maine voters | Opinion
There’s a lot more to the Nov. 4 referendum question than simply presenting identification to vote.
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Want to stay connected? Send somebody a postcard from Maine. | Opinion
Put away that phone and take out a pen.
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Voter ID requirement unlikely to do Maine any good | Douglas Rooks
Why do we need to make these changes? What problem are we trying to solve?
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Patriotism and humanity must be part of daily conversations | Opinion
We mustn’t allow another war against ourselves.