Reza Jalali, the new head of the Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center, is the right person at the right time for a crucial job.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Douglas Rooks: Case against Melville Fuller still not proven
The record of the only Mainer to serve as U.S. chief justice is not as clear as some believe.
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Commentary: Mainers benefit most from medical cannabis – time to leave it alone
Broad, mandatory product testing and other extreme state regulations would undermine the Maine Medical Marijuana Program’s success.
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Paul Mills: The ghosts of Maine Christmas past
“Always winter, but never Christmas,” wrote C.S. Lewis some 70 years ago. He was not of course speaking of our own COVID-19 time. But he could have been speaking of most of Maine’s history until the middle of the 19th century. Why then was Christmas not observed? The answer lies in the bedrock of early […]
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Maine Voices: Employers, prepare for pandemic’s next wave – mental health struggles
Counseling can be the difference between struggling and succeeding at work, and expanding access can be a win-win for businesses and workers.
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Maine Compass: Maxmin campaign shows electoral organizing can be public service
It’s past time that we re-root politics in community.
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Commentary: Barr was never the villain Democrats said he was
The attorney general deserves credit for uncovering abuses by the FBI.
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George Smith: History lives on through the buildings around us
Maine has done a terrific job protecting and preserving its landmarks.
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Commentary: Can Trump give his kids a get-out-of-jail-free card?
A sound reading of the Constitution doesn’t support pre-emptive pardons with no connection to the greater good of the nation.
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Commentary: I’m young and Black. Barack Obama is not my hero
His politics have always been those of a cautious centrist.