More than half the time when I mention domestic abuse to someone in Maine, they tell me they too were terrorized by someone they loved, or that this happened to their mother, grandmother, sister or daughter.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Douglas Rooks: With NECEC, ‘the law’s delay’ is getting out of hand
Maine’s judicial system is working slowly, and we are all losing because of it.
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Commentary: Canada is doing its part to protect right whales
There has been a steady drumbeat eager to ‘Blame Canada’ for the plight of North Atlantic right whales.
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Commentary: Fentanyl feels like the monster coming for our kids. What should parents say?
Children are being poisoned by fentanyl, a deadly opioid. Here’s how a family therapist suggests telling kids about it.
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Scholars Strategy Network: Maine voters want a new approach on drug policy
As we have escalated the war on drugs, the underlying problem has gotten worse. A survey shows residents are paying attention.
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Jonathan Bernstein: What makes this year’s midterms so hard to predict
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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Jim Fossel: McCarthy’s ‘agenda’ does Republicans no favors
It turns out everything Kevin McCarthy is willing to commit to in policy can fit on one sheet.
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The Maine Millennial: Illegal immigration has America’s blessing
Politicians and big business benefit from undocumented immigrants in different ways.
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Commentary: Is distant-water fishing, an often deadly profession, also among the most violent?
Brutality at sea – and the connection to forced labor on vessels – continues to go unchecked.
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Commentary: Mitigating climate change begins in small towns
Things like microgrids, energy storage and solar panels can increase ever more valuable local self-reliance.