Some days, it’s hard to find positive stories about our state.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Compass: Spend juvenile-justice money on Maine’s youth, not prisons
Young people who have been in Long Creek urge the state to invest in things like housing, education and after-school programs.
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Maine Compass: Let’s stop CMP’s unpopular corridor project
Opposition is mounting for a reason.
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Bill Nemitz: Echoes of Watergate – with one glaring difference
Longtime Maine mover-and-shaker Severin Beliveau doesn’t just remember the scandal that took down President Richard Nixon. He found himself in its cross hairs.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Bloomberg’s late entry a troubling development
Super-rich candidates who can run self-funded national campaigns will make it even harder for ordinary people to run for president.
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Mary Schmich: Do what you can, and other tips for happier holidays
Chicago Tribune
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The Maine Millennial: Should you smoke weed? Ask your mother
A goody-two-shoes’ exploration into self-medication with a formerly illegal substance.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: Trump gets away with it, again
Republicans are committed to making sure their president faces no consequences.
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Maine Compass: Boeing, Boeing, gone? Aviation giant sweating out aftermath of 737 Max
After crashes that killed 346 people, Congress shouldn’t return the plane to the sky unless it is safe and its pilots are properly trained.