The railroad accident and chemical spill underscore the slow degradation of U.S. infrastructure and disaster response.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Voices: I am grateful to you, Jimmy Carter, for being my role model
You have lived your ideals and made a real difference in the world, holding on to hope even as some of your biggest accomplishments have been dismantled.
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Joan Kennedy, daughter share love of music
Upcoming performance to benefit ShineOnCass Foundation has been postponed.
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Community Compass: Ash Wednesday, Lent are opportunities to rethink ourselves
“Jesus Gets Us” was the campaign slogan for Jesus promulgated prior to and during the Super Bowl. I loved watching the game, but I did not love that ad. Jesus does get us; the problem is we don’t get Jesus. Not by a long shot. Jesus tells us that we find life by giving, not […]
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Maine Voices: Another challenge of climate change – registering its urgency while living our lives
It’s a difficult balance but one we must try to achieve, considering that we’re at the most life-threatening moment in history.
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Maine Voices: 20 years ago, residents gave warm sendoff to departing troops
And the same good cheer greeted the soldiers of the ‘3rd Herd’ when we returned after more than a year away from our families, friends and community.
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Commentary: We shouldn’t need body bags to learn from Ohio’s train disaster
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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Maine Voices: What can we, as citizens, do to help save the planet?
Keep telling our lawmakers that they need to support renewable energy, an updating of our electric grid and the end of government subsidies for the fossil fuel industry.
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Commentary: End homelessness and welcome asylum seekers – Maine can do both
State and federal leaders should come together to establish an effective asylum seeker resettlement program.
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Commentary: Tribes in Maine left out of Native American resurgence by 40-year-old federal law
Tribal citizens across the state should be allowed to partake in the ongoing tribal economic boom.