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Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine Observer: Using census to ‘visit’ the past
As a present to a new grandchild, a writer collects a century of his family history.
The Maine Millennial: Dad’s boxes tell a story
What do we choose to save? Old newspapers and a cryptic Post-it made the grade for the writer’s late father.
Jim Fossel: Democrats fail leadership test in Augusta
In this time of crisis, legislative leaders need to reach across the aisle.
Maine Voices: There is a nonviolent solution to federal snatch-and-grab teams, dehumanized law enforcement
A half-century of militarization has created police forces without connection to the communities they serve.
Commentary: The case Mitch McConnell needs to make on COVID spending
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
Tyler Cowen: The case against the case against reopening schools
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
Tom Waddell: SBA program violated church-state separation
Through the Payroll Protection Program, the federal government is directly funding religious activities.
Maine Voices: To make America truly great again, move toward greater equity
Countries with adequate and accessible social supports are countries where more people can use their potential.
Douglas Rooks: If lives matter, then names matter too
Sometimes, legacies are more complicated than we allow.