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Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Bill Nemitz: God help ‘Johnny Pockets,’ wherever he may be
As the U.S. military pulls out of Afghanistan, what awaits those who risked their lives to help us?
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Jim Fossel: Bipartisan Maine budget deal won’t help LePage
Republicans in the Legislature showed that they could work with Democratic lawmakers and the Mills administration to govern through compromise.
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Insight: The tale of Bar Harbor’s ‘Treasure Ship’
At the outbreak of the First World War, a German ship carrying silver and gold bullion tried to find safe harbor in Maine. The arrival kicked off a legal battle for the history books.
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The Maine Millennial: Historical reckoning begins at home
We can’t change what happened in the past, but that doesn’t mean we should ignore it, my own family history shows.
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Maine Voices: Don’t let pandemic year drag our high schoolers down
A new C* grade for full-year online or hybrid classes would allow Maine students who struggled during 2020-2021 to graduate on time.
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Maine Voice: Collins, King should vote to repeal outdated 2002 Iraq war authorization
Maine’s senators have come out in favor of the legislative branch reasserting its authority to declare war. Supporting S.J. Res. 10 is one way to do that.
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Commentary: To prevent crisis, infrastructure bill must include America’s care economy
Unlike the fundamental framework of roads and bridges, Sen. Susan Collins says, home-based care is ‘not infrastructure.’ The evidence suggests otherwise.
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Tom Waddell: Supreme Court decisions clear way for discrimination
The decisions by justices are more appropriate for a theocracy than a democracy.
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Maine Compass: Investments in early learning will strengthen Maine’s future
Maine currently has two promising opportunities to invest in our state’s future by making high-quality early education accessible to more of our youngest learners. One opportunity is Gov. Janet Mills’ proposal to invest $10 million in grants for expanding public pre-kindergarten programs, with a focus on partnerships between schools and community providers, and an additional […]