Qualities like character, courage and competence get lost when we vote along party lines.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine Voices: Ten years after Sandy Hook, it seems to me that little has changed
We lose an entire kindergarten classroom a week to gun violence. When are we going to put an end to it?
Maine Compass: State must find a way to mine to Newry’s lithium deposit
The U.S. cannot continue to rely on China for the metal, which helps power green technology, a Colby College student writes.
Douglas Rooks: Octogenarians still leading the way in politics
Sen. Angus King recently announced he will run for re-election in two years, joining other politicians who are ready to keep going after 80.
Jacob Posik: Gov. Mills’ questionable assault on the free press
The people of Maine deserve to know what Gov. Janet Mills tried to do to select members of the press, and how willing established outlets were to give this whole story a good leaving alone.
Commentary: Warm your heart and theirs — help get dogs out of the cold this winter
A soul-crushing sight met PETA fieldworkers one frigid February day: Minnie, a black pit bull who had spent her short, miserable life chained outside, was dead. Her bone-thin body was still tethered to a tree when they found her. Five other dogs on the property were chained, penned or both, like prisoners, but they were […]
Ramesh Ponnuru: Strengthen the child tax credit before expanding it
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Maine Voices: Whether or not it’s protected by the First Amendment, racist is as racist does
Whatever its root, the proliferation of racist rhetoric helps to normalize it, intensifying racist violence and the oppression of minorities.
Maine Voices: Our community radio stations should be treasured
If you ask me, the radio star is alive and well in our state.