Op-Eds - Centralmaine.com

George Smith: Stop trying to stop ranked-choice voting

by George Smith February 26, 2020February 26, 2020

Ranked choice puts more power in the hands of voters.

by Christine Cummings February 26, 2020February 27, 2020

Requiring businesses to compensate municipalities for the cost of recycling packaging simply shifts costs.

by Lisa Miller and Luisa S. Deprez February 26, 2020February 25, 2020

Behind “the way life should be” veneer, many communities are weighed down by large shifts in the American economy and culture.

by Jim Amaral February 25, 2020February 24, 2020

Employers can be competitive without exploiting their workforce, a local businessman writes.

by Lisa DeSisto February 24, 2020February 22, 2020

Savings on production costs will preserve newsroom jobs, keeping readers informed.

by David Woodsome February 24, 2020February 22, 2020

A state takeover of CMP and Emera Maine risks higher debt, higher property taxes and disinvestment in the electric grid.

Thanks to a Royal Australian Navy veteran, a Portland soldier’s legacy rises from the battlefield on which he died.

by Greg Kesich February 23, 2020September 14, 2020

In a crowded field, the instant runoffs would have provided clarity to a fractured process.

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal February 23, 2020September 13, 2020

The expanding presence of the federal immigration enforcement agency threatens some of the very families Maine should find a way to welcome.

by Jim Fossel February 23, 2020February 21, 2020

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ lead against a divided opposition could yield a nominee who is unacceptable to the party’s mainstream.