It took the violent breach of the Capitol to shine a spotlight on the pressing need for reform.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: U.S. defense budget keeps growing for the wrong reasons
Eye-watering defense spending is predicated on a belief that the global balance of power is moving to America’s disadvantage. Is it though?
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Maine Compass: This new year, use big ideas to solve our challenges
Let’s make best use of these recovery funds to invest in a future that advances equity, prosperity, and health for all Maine people.
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Commentary: When it comes to home heating, Maine needs another helping hand
With automatic fuel delivery, I assumed I would be charged the going price on the day of delivery – give or take a few cents per gallon. I was wrong.
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Maine Voices: Rejoicing at the signing of the Respect for Marriage Act
Decades of work for LGBTQ+ inclusion and justice culminated in an unexpected invitation to the White House.
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Commentary: Some songs understand that Christmas can be a mix of joy and melancholy
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Maine Voices: President Biden should not give up on student loan forgiveness
The Supreme Court is reviewing Biden’s student loan forgiveness program after lower courts put the program on hold. As I see it, doing the right thing cannot break the law.
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Susana Hancock: If the world’s leading climate conference cannot take climate seriously, who can?
Despite our international promise to halve emissions by 2030, 2022 marks another year in which record pollution has been pumped into our air.
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Maine Compass: Christmas is coming …
Christmas is a time of wisdom and wonder, gratitude and giving, fresh each year.
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Commentary: What gives ‘Charlotte’s Web’ such formidable staying power?
Seventy years after its publication, E.B. White’s little book of wisdom continues to enthrall readers – children and adults alike.