The state should come up with a better solution than dam removal, which will only increase our need to burn fossil fuels.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Voices: Anti-abortion movement’s history shows how faith was exploited for votes
Drawing on my own past, I can relate to the feeling of having been manipulated for someone else’s gain.
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Douglas Rooks: In debate, we might find seeds of recovery
In a classic debate, you can’t just talk louder and expect to win.
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Community Compass: Readfield’s costly broadband plan doesn’t connect
There already is good, reliable internet in the area, and along with the sports complex bond, it would make the town more unaffordable.
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Commentary: I’ve had an illegal abortion and a legal one. The experiences couldn’t have differed more.
I am a grandmother now, and I know the disastrous consequences for younger women if we outlaw the procedure again.
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Maine Voices: COVID exacerbated our society’s existing mental health crisis
Seeking help for behavioral health or substance use issues isn’t a sign of weakness. It’s actually a sign of strength.
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Scholars Strategy Network: The tax code is unfair, but it doesn’t have to be
Americans don’t seem to agree about much today. But one thing they do agree on is that the American tax code is unfair. A 2017 Pew Research poll found that 56% of Americans, including majorities of both Democrats and Republicans, viewed the tax system as unfair. Political scientist Vanessa Williamson’s research shows that Americans actually […]
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Maine Voices: World’s largest humanitarian crisis continues as we look elsewhere
The only way to end U.S. complicity in hundreds of thousands of Yemeni civilians’ deaths is for Congress to withdraw all U.S. support for the country’s civil war.
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Maine Voices: Banning sex education would be very bad for kids
Maine Republicans should not want to keep valuable health information away from students in the state’s schools.
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Maine Voices: Comparison of Zelensky to Hitler shows persistence of antisemitic myths
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s groundless statements provide us here in Maine with an excellent opportunity to continue a difficult conversation.