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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Voices: “Marriage! What a strange word to be applied to two men!”
The same-sex union between painter Russell Cheney and Harvard history and literature professor F. O. Matthiessen would have worked out very differently today.
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Maine Voices: Trail networks, while popular, aren’t for everybody
Maine is an aging state. My partner and I don’t believe we’re the only people who feel rail would be better than trail.
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Tom Waddell: The next generation must grab the torch of freedom
There is an ongoing battle for the soul of American politics.
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Maine Public Advocate: Residents need additional assistance for tough winter ahead
To assure that electricity is affordable, Maine needs to increase annual assistance from its current level of approximately $17 million to approximately $60 million.
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Commentary: Maine’s senators need to act fast to save Maine’s farmers
We’re keenly aware that there’s no farm-to-table dining – at our restaurants or anywhere else – without farms.
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Commentary: Is computer programming a ‘dirty job’?
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Commentary: Mass long-COVID disability threatens the economy
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Sen. Trey Stewart: Why Senate Republicans said no to emergency heating assistance – for now
I have received many questions about why Senate Republicans said no to Gov. Janet Mills’ emergency heating and energy relief bill last week. Many wondered why we could go against such a worthy notion as providing relief to Mainers who have been impacted by higher heating oil prices and — come January — electricity costs. […]
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Maine Compass: Maine voters show they’re ready for evidence-driven drug policy
During the recent campaigns, some candidates chose to fearmonger and shift blame to progressive policy for overdose deaths in a failed attempt to garner support.