Behind a bill prohibiting nasty vanity plates lies a deeper question: Who would even want one?
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Commentary: National Nurses Day cause for celebration – and action
Through a workforce shortage and COVID, Maine’s nurses have guaranteed high-quality care to their patients. Thank them – and encourage others to join their ranks.
Maine Compass: Anti-hydro is bad science, and won’t address climate change
The assertion that Canadian hydropower reservoir emissions are comparable to fossil fuel is false, writes a former PUC commissioner and an analyst for Hydro-Quebec.
Douglas Rooks: Fusion voting challenges parties to deliver
Open primaries and ranked-choice voting offer reforms for our electoral system, but they have their limits. There’s an alternative that would achieve the goals of these better-known measures, while reinvigorating our moribund political parties — an equally vital task. It’s called fusion voting. To my knowledge, only one state — Vermont — has ever used […]
Maine Voices: Compromise needed for Equality Act to become law
Senators like Susan Collins and Joe Manchin can reach an agreement with faith groups to protect religious freedom and prevent anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination.
Joe Nocera: CDC still getting interference. This time from teachers
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
Michael Hiltzik: Facebook’s no-decision on banning Trump does no one any good
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Maine Compass: Sen. Troy Jackson’s plans are straight out of the early 20th century
Attacking Canadian loggers won’t help Maine.
Commentary: Making health care work for Maine families like mine
Nobody with diabetes should have to ration vials of insulin. A new package would hold drugmakers accountable and make medications more affordable.
Maine Voices: Retirement system should divest fossil fuel stocks
These investments are bad for the environment, bad for retirees and bad for the state.