Some of the names may change in the Legislature, but the mission will stay the same.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Douglas Rooks: Campaigns little help, but voters still decide
Yes, elections are worse than they used to be, or at least they accomplish less in steering the course of the nation and each state.
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Commentary: Maine home-school growth strong and persisting
Most of the students who began home-schooling during the pandemic are still home-schooling. There are several good reasons for that.
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Commentary: Why Gov. Mills isn’t guaranteed the youth vote this November
Young Mainers are grappling with the toughest of choices: to leave or stay in the place we call home.
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Scholars Strategy Network: What’s at stake in the Mills-LePage race
Voting has made a difference in the way we live and love life in Maine, and it will once again on Nov. 8.
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Commentary: ‘Nation’s report card’ reveals more about state of education than about the pandemic
Other retired Maine educators and I believe we have a bigger problem: curricula that emphasize plowing forward with lessons even when the basic skills aren’t in place.
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Commentary: ‘Right to repair’ protects consumers’ freedom to choose
Access to vehicles’ data is good for competition. My business and many others hope the people of Maine will agree.
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Maine Voices: We should all be very concerned by the jury trial’s disappearance
John Adams was right when he said trial by jury was “the heart and lungs of liberty.”
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Another View: Maine candidates should listen to residents age 50 and older
Maine’s candidates should pay attention to voters 50-plus. Why? Because Maine voters 50-plus comprise nearly 65% of the likely voting electorate. In short, they will be the deciders on Nov. 8. In an AARP poll released just before the primary, voters 50-plus cited inflation and rising costs as the most important issues in state and […]
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The Maine Millennial: Ask and ye shall receive
I don’t know the person who’ll be receiving my donated left kidney. I’m just glad they’ll receive it.