A tax on fossil fuels would pay for infrastructure and steer consumers to clean energy options.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Sen. Craig Hickman: Housing is a human right
The worsening affordable housing crisis in Maine is simply unsustainable, the Democratic state senator from Winthrop writes.
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Jim Fossel: Parties challenged to recruit 2022 Maine State House hopefuls
Personal attacks, partisanship, Augusta gridlock and intraparty squabbles all discourage would-be candidates.
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The Maine Millennial: Janey gets lessons in how to canine
A former stray dog becomes part of a happy pack, with all the stick fetching and cat chasing that implies.
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Fabiola Santiago: It’s sad to see Biden throw Trump book at Black Haitian immigrants
Miami Herald (TNS)
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Commentary: Climate change will force people to move. We need to find out where they’ll go
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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Ramesh Ponnuru: The US debt limit constrains nothing but honesty
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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Maine Voices: ‘D’ is for diphtheria, which still infects thousands
Working in a field hospital in a refugee camp gives a Maine doctor a glimpse of the world before there was widespread use of vaccines.
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Douglas Rooks: After Roe, the court won’t be main actor
As the previously unthinkable possibility of the Supreme Court overturning the Roe v. Wade decision comes into focus, there are a number of other important forces at work in the public interest, Douglas Rooks writes.
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Commentary: How to help school boards resist pressure groups
Anti-maskers and Proud Boys are disrupting meetings. Well-heeled reformers are undermining public education. Changing election calendars and lowering the voting age can help.