It’s a fever that strikes whenever an independent-minded senator doesn’t vote their way.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Compass: Lawmakers should support drug law reform
The writer knows firsthand how a felony charge can ruin lives.
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Bill Nemitz: As Trump skates away, King warns, the Senate forever loses its balance
Maine’s junior senator decries not just a newly emboldened president, but a forever-weakened Congress.
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The Maine Millennial: Knocking on doors in a place that matters
You can feel politically powerless, or do what you can to make a difference.
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Rep. Catherine Nadeau: Why I support Mike Bloomberg for president
The former New York mayor offers calm, steady leadership with proven results, the Winslow state representative writes.
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Saco Sen. Chenette: A more ethical State House is within our sight
New reforms mean that no longer will we have a political system of the lobbyist, by the corporation and for the bottom line.
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Maine Compass: It’s time to reconsider going solar
With the passage of key laws, Maine is undergoing a “solar tsunami.”
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Sam Shain: Why Bernie supporters aren’t ‘blue no matter who’
The time is now to vote for a candidate who is truly for the people.
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Commentary: Jennifer Lopez, Shakira and a dad teaching his daughters about beauty
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OFF RADAR: ‘Life on Mars’ by Robert Klose
“Life on Mars” has some strong similarities to books like Sinclair Lewis’s “It Can’t Happen Here” and Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” — all too plausible imaginations of what, exactly, the takeover of government by religious zealots could look like. But one difference is that Klose’s novel is straight-on satire.