Voters should know whether the referendum questions they are considering jibe with the state’s constitution.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Letter from the Publisher: Newspapers need help in unprecedented times
At the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel, we are telling amazing stories in the face of a dramatic loss of advertising revenue.
Maine Voices: COVID crisis requires new thinking on school lunch programs
Since kids can’t access nutritious meals at their school’s cafeteria, new networks have had to organize.
Rep. Betty Austin: Financial resources in this complicated time
There is help available for families and businesses.
Maine Voices: Let’s enjoy Maine’s outdoors responsibly during COVID crisis
Lawmakers can help by investing in the federal and state programs that make public lands available.
Douglas Rooks: After a period of calm, politics returns amid the coronavirus
A protest this week made its point, but did so irresponsibly.
Maine Compass: Why Earth Day matters
Hope springs anew each year on April 22, but we are falling behind.
George Smith: Enjoy the outdoors, and some good books
Baxter State Park is closed, and so are many libraries – but you can still hike and read.
Bill Nemitz: The joy of breaking ground, with a Maine-grown earworm in my head
David Mallett’s ‘The Garden Song’ has inspired green thumbs for decades, but never so much as in the spring of 2020.
Commentary: Let Maine people decide fate of CMP corridor
We should be allowed to exercise our constitutional rights to vote on whether we support this project or not.