Rest should be valorized for its contribution to health, wellbeing or the ability to enjoy daily life. All people talk about is the hustle.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: Osteoporosis is a public health crisis. It doesn’t have to be
The Maine lifestyle leaves us vulnerable to bone disease. Help is available – if only more of us could access it.
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Commentary: Putin will carpet-bomb Ukraine unless the West acts
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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Douglas Rooks: Getting the postal service to run on time
It appears Congress will intervene to prevent a national rail strike by Dec. 9. Such a strike could cripple supply lines just before the Christmas holidays, and undo much of the hard-won progress in restoring reliable shipping at reasonable rates following pandemic disruptions still rippling through the economy. Keeping freight rolling is now a national […]
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Commentary: Maine should welcome clean, reliable, affordable hydropower
As electricity prices escalate and the legal process unfolds, let’s take stock of the adverse climate and energy changes since last November’s referendum.
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Maine Voices: Stop trying to shame Maine’s lobstermen
Lobstering is not only a way to pay the bills but a way of life in our state. The latest regulations – and the responses to them – wrongly put whales above people.
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Maine Compass: Statewide, a great train robbery is underway
Turning rails into trails steals a great source of clean transportation from the people of Maine.
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Faye Flam: The real reasons your family is sick right now
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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Maine Compass: Interstate solar arrays will generate clean energy and reduce costs
Maine is using previous unusable land to reap the environmental and financial benefits.
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Maine Observer: A dog is a school bus traveler’s best friend
Getting caught behind a school bus isn’t everybody’s idea of a good time. But maybe they’re not approaching it the right way.