Greater fuel efficiency and higher wages mean drivers don’t have to work as many hours to fill their tanks.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Douglas Rooks: A fundamental right now hangs by a thread
The Supreme Court is now considering a case directly challenging Roe v. Wade.
Charter official: Editorial mischaracterizes our work to close Maine digital divide
We can connect Leeds homes still unserved by broadband at a fraction of the cost of a government-owned network.
Commentary: Census data distortion leads to baby bust myth
The Baltimore Sun (TNS)
Maine Voices: Child tax credit providing financial relief to working families like mine
Child care cost my family over $18,000 last year. Extending the child tax credit can help more women like me stay on the job.
Sappi union president: Mills should support dam relicensing
We need all representatives of the people to come together for one common purpose: relicense the Shawmut Dam and save 96% of Atlantic salmon on the Kennebec River.
Scholars Strategy Network: Federal COVID funding will reach all of us
This massive infusion of cash demands accountability, transparency, and oversight, as well as creativity.
Commentary: Are dentists introducing America’s teens to opioids?
Research shows that first-time drug use often begins in the chair where young people lean back and say ‘aah.’
Maine Voices: CMP’s woes not the only driver in clean-energy project’s defeat
Three of America’s top 12 worst carbon polluters developed a playbook to crush other proposals to meet the existential challenge of our time: climate change.
Maine Voices: Sierra Club backs consumer-owned power for Maine
We should replace profit-seeking utilities with a publicly managed nonprofit to meet climate goals.