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Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
The Maine Millennial: Quick and professional, a layoff still stings
Millions of Americans are filing for unemployment, but it feels different when it happens to you.
Maine Voices: It’s time to start a U.S. Health Corps
Built on a national service model, the program would address looming health care shortages while preparing for the inevitable next pandemic.
Colby student: No time to say goodbye
COVID-19 means an abrupt pause in the relationship between Colby mentor and her second-grade mentee.
The View From Here: Looking for the ‘plan’ behind COVID
The bigger the crisis, the bigger the conspiracy theory needed to explain it.
Jim Fossel: Telecommuting could outlast pandemic
Work habits may never return to the way they were before the COVID-19 outbreak – and Maine’s budget should recognize that.
Maine Voices: Emergency preparedness calls for Maine’s hospitals to do a balancing act
They’ve worked assiduously to prepare for catastrophic events, and they’ve achieved effective results on tight budgets.
Tom Waddell: Keep ranked-choice voting in Maine
The Maine Republican Party is taking on the use of the voting system, which has been approved by state voters twice.
Sen. Vitelli: We must do better to protect health and safety of BIW workers
If the shipyard can’t implement the physical distancing measures needed to ensure workers’ safety, it needs to close.
Bill Nemitz: Goodbye, from a kid with a guitar, to one of the best songwriters ever
Amid so much sadness, John Prine leaves us the vivid memories of life.