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Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Douglas Rooks: Listening our way out of the electoral morass
It starts by talking with those of different persuasions, and listening; too often we’re doing the opposite.
Maine Voices: The two-party system builds division and dysfunction
We won’t be able to address our core problems with a system that concentrates wealth and power.
Bill Nemitz: Maine voters to CMP, Avangrid and Iberdrola: Can you hear us now?
Question 1’s overwhelming victory on Tuesday was, in the end, inevitable.
Maine Voices: Why I care about the Fed (and why you should too)
Federal Reserve policy controls who benefits from economic growth, and who gets poorer when times are bad.
Maine Voices: We can reconcile LGBTQ+ rights and religious liberty
The ‘Utah compromise’ shows how Congress could finally pass nondiscrimination laws that do not interfere with religious practice.
The Maine Millennial: Mired in Halloween limbo, but still loving everything about it
Now that candy and costumes are no longer a once-a-year thrill, there’s the ancient feel of the holiday to appreciate.
Jim Fossel: Sunset provisions mask programs’ true price tag
Wily politicians use them to pander to their base and pass the buck off to someone else.
Bill Nemitz: Halloween – the perfect antidote to a pandemic
This year, Mainers have earned the right to enjoy a candy bar – or three.