Meaningful reform of the state’s Office of Child and Family Services will require input from people who have firsthand experience of its workings.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Tom Waddell: Publishing graphic photos might change debate on guns
The public should see what these weapons were designed to do.
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Commentary: Closing schools should be the last option in a pandemic
Education losses might have been justified if it could be shown remote learning saved children’s lives. It can’t.
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Douglas Rooks: Supreme Court punts on crucial Central Maine Power referendum ruling
Important, and seemingly endless, legal battles remain unresolved after the court’s head-scratching ruling on the NECEC line.
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Commentary: Eradicating the ‘forever’ from ‘forever chemicals’
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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Commentary: More workers are trying to unionize. Support will be crucial to their success
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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Maine Voices: The next American climate disaster can be averted
A huge oil drilling project known as Willow is set for the North Slope of Alaska. The plan makes a mockery of U.S. climate commitments.
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Another View: Closing of Harlow art gallery is a tragedy
Without the Harlow, there will be no place for local artists to show their work prominently, yet inexpensively.
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Commentary: Maine is already a world leader in seaweed aquaculture. The only way is up.
In order for more fishing communities to grow kelp and improve the oceans, we’ll need Mainers’ help.
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Commentary: Maine’s older voters are ready to tip the scales in November
Older Mainers are more likely to support candidates who prioritize the protection of programs like Medicare and Social Security.