The state spending plan released by Gov. Mills last week will set the tone for the next six months in the Legislature.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Commentary: The Republican paralysis
Here’s why the GOP can’t protect the country right now.
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.
George Smith: Surrounded (and delighted by) all kinds of wild critters
The columnist and his wife are living in the wild kingdom.
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.
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.
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.
Maine Voices: Seeing the immune-suppressed in the COVID pandemic
For people with invisible illnesses like Crohn’s disease to become a priority when vaccines are allocated, our stories need to be told.
Maine Voices: U.S. will be measured by its response to Jan. 6, 2021
In whipping up a crowd of supporters to storm the Capitol, Donald Trump violated one of his most sacred constitutional duties.
Bill Nemitz: So, Maine businessman, you say you were in the U.S. Capitol? Tell us more.
Someone, preferably with a badge, needs to knock on Kevin Finkenaur’s front door.