Op-Eds - Centralmaine.com

The View From Here: 2020 shows damage done by too much money in politics

The funding that’s flooding the state doesn’t make us better informed – it just makes us mad.

Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)

The Mills administration’s 9 p.m. closing order isn’t punitive. It’s common sense.

Liberals should take solace from the fact that even if they can’t do everything they want, their opponents won’t be able to either.

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal November 22, 2020November 21, 2020

The first generation of Americans that will be less well off than their parents may have to delay gratification forever.

by Virginia Heffernan November 22, 2020November 20, 2020

Los Angeles Times (TNS)

by Scott Schiff-Slater Special to the Telegram November 22, 2020November 23, 2020

We stop at stop signs even though they’re annoying, because it helps our society. The same goes for wearing a mask to protect ourselves and others.

by Ann McFeatters November 21, 2020November 20, 2020

Tribune News Service (TNS)

by Gena Canning Special to the Press Herald November 20, 2020November 20, 2020

Right in our own backyards, nonprofits are relying on the generosity of their neighbors to meet needs that are expanding in this time of crisis.

by Douglas Rooks November 19, 2020November 18, 2020

Politics here “works” only when both parties are willing to cooperate, however grudgingly, on big issues.