Young Mainers are grappling with the toughest of choices: to leave or stay in the place we call home.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Scholars Strategy Network: What’s at stake in the Mills-LePage race
Voting has made a difference in the way we live and love life in Maine, and it will once again on Nov. 8.
Commentary: ‘Nation’s report card’ reveals more about state of education than about the pandemic
Other retired Maine educators and I believe we have a bigger problem: curricula that emphasize plowing forward with lessons even when the basic skills aren’t in place.
Commentary: ‘Right to repair’ protects consumers’ freedom to choose
Access to vehicles’ data is good for competition. My business and many others hope the people of Maine will agree.
Maine Voices: We should all be very concerned by the jury trial’s disappearance
John Adams was right when he said trial by jury was “the heart and lungs of liberty.”
Another View: Maine candidates should listen to residents age 50 and older
Maine’s candidates should pay attention to voters 50-plus. Why? Because Maine voters 50-plus comprise nearly 65% of the likely voting electorate. In short, they will be the deciders on Nov. 8. In an AARP poll released just before the primary, voters 50-plus cited inflation and rising costs as the most important issues in state and […]
The Maine Millennial: Ask and ye shall receive
I don’t know the person who’ll be receiving my donated left kidney. I’m just glad they’ll receive it.
Maine Voices: What if we were to teach dialogue in our schools?
Building the capacity for dialogue requires mutual respect, care, a deep sense of curiosity and the courage to speak up and to learn from others. We need more of all of these qualities.
Jim Fossel: The national debt is getting spookier
We always spend freely when a crisis comes along, and we never tighten our belts when it’s over.
Sen. David Woodsome: Drop in reading and math scores should serve as wakeup call
Maine parents, teachers, school boards, and administrators have the opportunity to bridge the learning gap created by the pandemic.