Beyond the latest impeachment, the Republican legacy of Maine’s senior senator hangs in the balance.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: Tech censorship is the real gift to Putin
Authoritarian leaders will use Twitter’s ban on President Trump to justify their own deplatforming of political opponents for inciting ‘terrorism.’
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Maine Voices: Possibility of National Guard role in State House security raises key issues
The Guard personnel who may be ordered to defend Maine’s Capitol against violence must be properly equipped, and given the authority they’ll require.
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Douglas Rooks: State budget must become vehicle for change
The state spending plan released by Gov. Mills last week will set the tone for the next six months in the Legislature.
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Commentary: The Republican paralysis
Here’s why the GOP can’t protect the country right now.
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Maine Democratic leaders: Mainers deserve a COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights
This bill would require all Maine health insurers to cover screenings, testing and immunizations even after the state of emergency ends.
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George Smith: Surrounded (and delighted by) all kinds of wild critters
The columnist and his wife are living in the wild kingdom.
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Maine Voices: Some Republicans finally get it about Trump
But why did it take an insurrection to get them to realize how dangerous this president is.
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Maine Compass: I still have faith in America
We must look at things as they truly are, not as we wish them to be, but we also can’t let go of hope.
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Commentary: Mob riots aren’t our only crisis. Jobs are evaporating while COVID deaths skyrocket
The country is sliding in more ways than one, and we can’t afford to ignore it.