A Mainer who lived there as a Fulbright Scholar advises waiting until the departure of the dictatorship’s president, who is violently suppressing widespread protests.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Voices: Kamala Harris graduated from university founded by Maine man
Union Gen. Oliver Otis Howard saw education for former slaves as the best way to ensure they could be informed voters.
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Douglas Rooks: Canada’s Medicare must become our Medicare
“Medicare for All” is the best slogan ever coined for creating a national health care system in America.
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George Smith: When we used to travel
The pandemic has gotten in the way of vacations, but we still have memories.
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Maine Voices: Want a healthy planet? Check your rivers
Mainers should be proud of their leadership in river restoration. Still, there’s a lot more work to do.
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Sen. Libby: Maine stands up to drug companies looking to profit off a crisis
Legislators have passed bills aimed at medication cost control and billing transparency – now we must focus on reining in the price of treating COVID.
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Commentary: Lobstering restrictions will hurt much more than Maine’s fishermen
Giving to the Maine Lobstermen’s Association Legal Defense Fund will mitigate the impact of right-whale rules and protect thousands of other businesses.
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Noah Feldman: New York’s attorney general shouldn’t dismantle the NRA
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Bill Nemitz: What day is it? Welcome to ‘Blursday’
For many amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it feels like the hands on the clock have stopped moving.
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Jim Fossel: Republicans should hold firm on taxes in Augusta
Whenever the Legislature comes back into session, GOP members should use their clout to roll back 2019’s spending spree.