Republicans lash out at big business and Democrats find some new friends, while corporations claim to discover a moral core.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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She isn’t a military veteran, but she deserves to be buried among them
After two decades serving those who served, Christine Pratt might soon get a plot in the cemetery she helped create.
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The Maine Millennial: Stop attacking transgender children
We need to remember that transgender boys and girls are really just boys and girls.
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Commentary: Don’t put Maine’s health care decisions in the hands of a third party
L.D. 675 could cost thousands of Maine patients and their families access to the medications that allow them to live fulfilling lives, says the mother of a chronically ill teen.
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Maine Voices: ICE’s actions tear at fabric of our local communities
The plight of a young man detained by ICE for a non-criminal offense helps show why local resistance to ICE continues to grow.
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Community Compass: Group needs help with North Pond water quality
Local support will be necessary to reduce the occurrence of nuisance algal blooms, the president of the North Pond Association writes.
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Community Compass: Kennebec County recovery center would have made a difference for my son
A bill in the Legislature now would put a recovery center in every Maine county.
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Commentary: Policies to support Maine children, families should be supported by equity and data
The 2021 Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book reveals positive trends as well as key areas of concern.
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Maine Voices: To keep Maine families together, stop treating people who use drugs as criminals
L.D. 967, LR 1817 and L.D. 994 would give more people a path to treatment and throw fewer people in jail.
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Bill Nemitz: A Maine state budget passed on time. You got a problem with that?
Republicans in the Legislature say treating the budget as a non-emergency should not be the ‘new normal.’ Why not?