Inflation inequality means that policymakers likely underestimate the number of people living in poverty.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Compass: Bath Iron Works is upholding its end of the deal
A former state senator argues that the company is more than meeting the hiring goals imposed when it received a tax break.
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Union official: BIW doesn’t need subcontractors to stay competitive
After getting pay concessions and tax breaks, the company should be ready to fulfill its obligation to the U.S. defense manufacturing sector.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: In Dr. King’s vision, create ‘a beloved community’
We should keep Martin Luther King Jr. Day front and center in our lives, every day, every year.
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Bill Nemitz: He tried to save the world but could not save himself
Dave Bakis spent 12 years traveling through 40 countries to help kids in need. Then, just before Christmas, he took his own life.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: Sign-stealing history repeats with a twist
Big money sports don’t have room for the gamesmanship of yesteryear.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Mills’ gambling veto is paternalism at its worst
The governor of Maine presumes she knows more than the people of Maine about what would be good for them.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Student debt is a broken promise to American students
The government encouraged borrowing by teenagers that no private-sector lender would have approved.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Make it easier for Maine shoppers to avoid single-use plastic
L.D. 1933 aims to make refilling your own containers more widely accepted at grocery stores.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Mary Schmich: Hey, stop telling us which Democratic candidate is ‘electable’
Chicago Tribune (TNS)