As November draws to a close, tell someone that you’re grateful they’re in your life. Among other ideas.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine Compass: What on Earth was COP27?
A major international climate meeting recently ended in Egypt. It was the latest in a set of meetings aimed at tackling climate change globally. In earlier meetings at: Kyoto, a protocol was established for reducing emissions; Paris, nations promised individual goals for emissions reduction; and Glasgow, each nation’s goal was sharpened. The “Congress of the […]
Commentary: Grocery store monopolies are bad news for shoppers
The likes of Kroger and Albertsons have been buying up competition and bullying consumers for decades. It’s time to kill the trend.
Maine Voices: Bowdoin fields redevelopment plan a cause for concern
If you support Bowdoin athletics, you know that competition in the NESCAC gets fiercer every year. Many colleges in the league have invested in new, state-of-the art facilities to gain an edge on their rivals. Bowdoin has recently upgraded its football field, stadium, and outdoor track, but the playing fields around Farley fieldhouse remain basically […]
Commentary: Colorado Springs shooting follows 6 brutal years of Republican anti-LGBTQ rhetoric
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Doyle McManus: Is Joe Biden fatally stubborn — or virtuously tenacious?
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Maine Voices: Colorado Springs shooting fueled by harmful rhetoric, policies
Last Saturday’s shooting struck fear and anxiety into the hearts of my community. The experience is by now all too familiar.
Tom Waddell: Young voters showed what they value in our democracy
A worldview based on ultra-conservative Christian nationalist ideals was rejected by Gen Z and other voters on Election Day.
Douglas Rooks: Opportunity knocks for tax reform in Maine
No one likes paying taxes, but since we must pay to get services we want and need, we should have a fair system to support those needs.
Maine Voices: I received the scariest call of my career this week
A ban on assault weapons will help do what I’ve committed my career as a doctor to doing: It will save lives.