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Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: Maine should make it easier for EV drivers to plug in, charge up
Installing easily reached high-capacity quick-charge stations on our state’s highways is a prerequisite to progress in the sale and use of EVs.
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Douglas Rooks: A simple way to fix Maine’s budget problem
With one move, the Legislature can finally put the ghost of the 1991 shutdown behind it.
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Peter Garrett: An Earth Day gift for your family
A solution to the Climate Crisis that pays families? What an Earth Day gift that would be! Am I kidding? No. The idea is out there in Congress. It would price carbon fuels at their source and throughout the economy, based upon their emissions. That would, of course, raise prices at the pump or store. […]
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Commentary: Broadband is good. Sprawl is not. How can Maine have one without the other?
Critical to success are multiple-community planning and engagement as well as local leadership.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
Feeling, more than ever, the weight of a police badge
Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction underscores the power of the police, from Minnesota to Maine.
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Commentary: Liberalizing nation’s marijuana laws is not the answer to opioid misuse
Data show that Maine and the other 49 states risk a new addiction crisis by legalizing pot across the country.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Let’s direct transportation resources to help our most vulnerable
Options should be available to people who choose to move around Maine communities using something besides an automobile.
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Commentary: Let’s close gaps in MaineCare to achieve health equity for all Mainers
For the well-being of every resident and Maine’s economy, everyone needs access to affordable care, regardless of their immigration status.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Time to end the drug war
The same logic that is ending our commitment in Afghanistan should be applied to another forever war at home.