We can’t think about voting as cheering for one team or another; we have to insist on the protection of our lives and our families’ futures.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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If only the US was being run like a business | Douglas Rooks
President Trump’s failure to honor even basic principles of business is on full display now.
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A healthy Kennebec River, a healthy Maine | Opinion
The acquisition of the four lowermost dams on the Kennebec by The Nature Conservancy and Brookfield Renewable is being approached with care.
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Maine must rise above this national tension | Opinion
Our time-honored steadiness and our tradition of mutual respect have suddenly become very valuable.
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Despite everything, the rule of law is alive and well in New England | Opinion
While it’s being disregarded at the highest levels, courts and lawyers in Maine, Massachusetts and elsewhere are focused on upholding the principle.
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Government response to Minneapolis ICE killing is offensive and dangerous | Opinion
A government that tells us it is always right is a tyrannical government.
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New legislation would make Maine’s polluters pay | Opinion
Maine would follow the lead of Vermont and New York if a proposal to hold fossil fuel companies accountable passes.
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A New Year’s wish for North Atlantic right whales | Opinion
As they begin their yearly migration back to New England waters, I’m hoping for safe passage and fewer ropes and ships in their paths.
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How to break down Trumpocracy | Opinion
The president has torched our Constitution and every corner of our democracy.
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It takes courage and commitment to follow MLK’s lead | Steve Collins
In these troubled times, the qualities exemplified by Martin Luther King Jr. are more valuable than ever.