The only thing that can save people escaping the cruelty of war is the kindness of strangers.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Bill Nemitz: Warning to those on Portland’s payroll: Keep your criticisms to yourself
A school principal exercised her right to free speech – or so she thought.
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Tom Waddell: Texas abortion law may just be the start of it
If the restrictive law is allowed to stand, more human rights are in peril.
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Maine Voices: NECEC corridor isn’t perfect, but it is needed now
The world’s most immediate need is any and all means of reducing carbon emissions into the atmosphere.
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Douglas Rooks: With pandemic waning, craziness on the upswing
The debate over COVID in New Hampshire shows how life-altering experiences can sometimes make people act irrationally.
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Sen. Ned Claxton: Maine can be proud of its strong elections
While legislators in other states attacked our fundamental right to vote, the majority in Maine went the other way, the state senator from Auburn writes.
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Jared Golden: Build Back Better bill needs more work to get my vote
Maine’s 2nd District congressman writes that he supports many of the president’s goals but he has questions about how they would be implemented.
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Commentary: Supporters proud to stand up for Cape affordable housing plan
Cape Citizens for Affordable Housing invites anyone to review our website, the ads we’ve placed and the brochures we’ve handed out for Dunham Court.
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Sen. Bill Diamond: Walking a mile in their shoes to remember Maine’s lost kids
Between 2007 and mid-May of this year, Maine saw the homicides of 30 children. That’s a shocking and tragic number, but it doesn’t tell the whole story. Not included in that number are cases like that of Logan Marr, the 5-year-old girl who died of asphyxiation in 2001 after her foster mother duct taped her […]
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Maine Voices: Mainers must meet climate change challenges head on
It’s time to increase our offshore wind investments; upgrade EV charging infrastructure, and make public transit accessible – and electric.