Society typically associates getting older with loss, but we are active participants in life and have much to share.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Jim Fossel: Controversial Florida education law exposes hypocrisy on both sides
The state’s Democrats come out in favor of rights for corporations, while Republicans use big government to impose their vision on local schools.
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Bill Nemitz: Thank you, Maine. I think I’ll go home now.
Signing off – with a smile on my face and a lump in my throat – after 45 years in Maine journalism.
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Commentary: Angry parents are ruining youth sports. Here’s how to rein them in
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Mark Andre: PFAS a rural problem in search of a rural solution
The issues being raised in Fairfield show that federal funding rules are misguided, a local legislative candidate writes.
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Maine Voices: Insurance payment delays highlight deepening crisis for Maine EMS providers
It seems inconceivable that a call to 911 may go unanswered, but such a nightmare scenario is closer on a daily basis than the public may realize.
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Maine Compass: Republican lies can’t change the reality: Paul LePage failed Maine
The facts show that Janet Mills has cleaned up the mess left by the former governor, the chairman of the Maine Democratic Party writes.
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Maine Voices: For-profit utilities still hold the keys to our climate transition
Despite modest steps, CMP and Versant will still make progress difficult and costly.
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Douglas Rooks: Some progress by Legislature, but a session of missed opportunities
As the Legislature left town this week after what began as the third annual pandemic session, there was a note of mild optimism. COVID didn’t continue to dominate, and lawmakers made enough progress on recalcitrant issues to merit a modest celebration. There were incremental advances in housing policy, criminal justice reform, energy, and the fraught […]
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Commentary: How to support caregiving children of wounded veterans
Feeling recognized would assure us that we do not face these challenges alone, an Afghanistan War veteran’s son says.