My wife and I have good jobs and day care, and we’re still stressed out right now. How are other families even managing?
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Scholars Strategy Network: Maine needs high-performing education, training programs
The governor and Legislature then must hold these programs accountable.
Maine Voices: There’s something about you that I’m sure I can hate
A Yankee fan in Red Sox country asks: ‘Would life be better … if, instead of acting to filter out others, we looked for ways to filter them in?’
Maine Voices: University abandons students’ health care needs
Financially strapped students can no longer get coverage through the University of Maine, leaving many in the lurch.
Commentary: The Freedom to Vote Act aligns with conservative values
The Fulcrum (TNS)
Bill Nemitz: Breaking their silence on abortion – bless them every one
Spurred on by the Maine Council of Churches, clergy members prepare to celebrate a ‘Sabbath for Reproductive Justice.’
Maine Observer: Rick Charette’s music rolls on
The beloved singer/songwriter may retire, but his songs are on the lips of a new generation of parents and children.
The View From Here: Taking a chance on democracy
Governments are experimenting with randomly selected citizen assemblies to develop public policy ideas.
Jim Fossel: Democrats need to start thinking small
If they want to get anything done, Democrats in Washington should stop trying to pass sweeping bills that have no Republican support.
The Maine Millennial: Buddy, can you spare a kidney?
Organ donation may not be on the top of most people’s to-do lists, but maybe it should.